Cove House registering riders for annual bicycling event

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    On the morning of Saturday, August 12, bicycling enthusiasts from all over Central Texas and beyond will converge at First Baptist Church to kick off the annual Cove House Classic Bike Tour.

Council hears proposed property tax rates; record vote tonight

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove city council is holding a succession of meetings tonight, starting with a special meeting at 5 p.m.

Jessie Dallas Designs holds sip ‘n shop at store

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Jessie Williams, Copperas Cove High School class of 2001 alum, opened her first store, Jessie Dallas Designs, at 392 Depot St., at the traffic light in Kempner.

Law Enforcement Explorers Program class holds graduation

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Police Department Law Enforcement Explorers Program (LEEP) held a graduation ceremony for 12 new recruits, many of whom are only 14 years old, Friday evening at the Lea Ledger Auditorium.

Avenue D sidewalk project in homestretch

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The final phase of the City of Copperas Cove’s nearly $1 million downtown revitalization project is in the homestretch, with completion set for the end of the month of August.

City holds first Food Truck Festival

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Great food and family fun was on the menu at Saturday’s Food Truck Festival at Ogletree Gap Park. Event coordinators estimated that at least 3,000 people had attended the food festival by the end of the day. The festival ran from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m.

City gets nod for more than $12.1 million for Business 190 median, sidewalks

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Improvements to the city of Copperas Cove’s sidewalks on F.M. 116 and F.M.

Copperas Cove Buyers Club holding casino night

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Copperas Cove students in local Future Farmers of America (FFA) and 4-H clubs are hoping the turnout will be big along with the funds raised at the Copperas Cove Buyers Club’s second annual Casino Night.  The event is set for Saturday, August 5, from 7 to 11 p.m.

Five Hills royalty lend a hand to pageant sponsors

The Miss Copperas Cove Five Hills Scholarship Program is supported by more than 100 sponsors every year, allowing the program to award more than $70,000 in scholarships and prizes.

Copperettes line officers leap to new leadership heights

Special to Leader-Press   For Copperette Princess Sanchez, she did not think last year could be topped. The All-American dancer was selected to dance in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City and it was a dream come true.