Bob Harrell opens campaign headquarters in Gatesville

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  Coryell County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Harrell, who first announced his candidacy for county judge in September, celebrated the grand opening of his campaign headquarters with friends and family Saturday afternoon in Gatesville.

Food for Families brings in tons of food

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Hundreds of Covites demonstrated their generosity by donating tens of thousands of pounds of food to local charities during the annual Food For Families.

Exchange Club holds annual Feast of Sharing

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press The Noon Exchange Club and the City of Copperas Cove hosted the 20th annual Feast of Sharing Thursday evening at the Copperas Cove Civic Center, serving several hundreds of people.

Bethesda Fellowship helping 600 families with Operation Holiday Uplift

By DAVID J. HARDIN  Cove Leader-Press  Operation Holiday Uplift is in full swing as members of the Bethesda Fellowship Ministries Church in Copperas Cove as well as students from Killeen area high schools and the Law Enforcement Explorers from the Copperas Cove Police Department came together over...

Star Group – VHV distributes 400 baskets within local community

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The season of giving thanks and reaching out to help locals in need was in full swing at the headquarters of Star Group – Veterans Helping Veterans on Saturday morning, as the volunteer community service organization distributed more than 400 bags filled with...

FATHOM president returning for public forum

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   A little more than two months after his last trip to Copperas Cove, Jason Bethke, the President and Chief Growth Officer for FATHOM Water Systems, will be paying another visit.

Cove Jack in the Box razed to pave way for sale

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   After Jack In the Box, Inc. confirmed in September that it would not be reopening the Copperas Cove store, this week locals saw activity at the location of the former fast food restaurant.

Two Copperas Cove men arrested Wednesday for November 9 shooting

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Two Copperas Cove men have been arrested for murder in connection with a Thursday, November 9 shooting that left 17-year-old Larry Anthony Quinn Thomas dead after a single gunshot wound to the head.

Dawgs’s 23-point comeback earns final playoff spot

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press BELTON - A wild night of football landed the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs in the playoffs when things looked bleak to begin the night.

CCJHS students go wild over animal science

By ALICIA WEIKUM  Special to Leader-Press  Armadillos, bearded-dragons, and two-toed sloths roamed around the school gym as students’ faces radiated with surprise.