Quilts of Valor awarded to seven Veterans

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  On Thursday evening, seven veterans found themselves wrapped in hugs both literally and figuratively as they were each awarded a quilt from the Texas Patriotic Piecemakers.

Copperas Cove FFA holds 2nd annual Color Run

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Firefighters doused participants in a light stream of water as they began Saturday’s 2nd annual FFA Color Run.  Copperas Cove’s Future Farmers of America, or FFA, hosted their 2nd annual Color Run 5k at South Park on Saturday.

28th annual Food For Families set for Friday at H-E-B Plus!

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  For the 28th year, the annual Food For Families food drive will take place at the Copperas Cove H-E-B Plus! and other H-E-B locations in nine counties throughout Texas.  The store will serve as a collection site from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Feral hogs rooting in Cove city limits

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Some Copperas Cove residents have seen destructive, four-footed invaders on their property, and it’s not the typical deer residents are accustomed to seeing in the city.

Band booster club holds first Veterans Day Market Festival

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press The Pride of Cove Band and Guard Booster Club held its first Veteran’s Day Market Festival at Bulldawg Stadium Saturday, providing a different way to celebrate and honor the veterans in the Central Texas area.

VFW Post 8577 holds 48th annual parade

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The start of the 48th annual Veterans Day parade began with cannon fire at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8577 on Veterans Avenue on Saturday morning.

Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove hands out awards at meeting

Special to Leader-Press  Central Texas Youth Services Street Outreach Coordinator Kisha Vallejo, MSW offered a presentation on Central Texas Youth Services to the Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove during the October 27 meeting.

Fort Hood Spouses’ Club gearing up for annual bazaar

By LYNETTE SOWELL Evening Star The 36th annual Holiday Bazaar held by the Fort Hood Spouses’ Club is set for Saturday, November 18 and Sunday November 19.  Usually held the weekend after Veterans Day in November, the bazaar features numerous local vendors.

City sales tax revenue continues upward surge for November

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The state comptroller’s office released its sales tax revenue report on Wednesday, and the city of of Copperas Cove’s monthly revenue has risen by 0.38 percent compared to last November. The city’s sales tax rebate check for November is $ $420,941.

DoD grant helps students accept differences

Special to Leader-Press The warthogs are waltzing, the chimps’ cha-cha-ing, but poor Gerald the giraffe can’t seem to figure out how to make his body parts work together to dance.