CCJHS student selected for elite leadership academy

Special to Leader-Press   Some students get out of school for the summer not knowing exactly how they will spend their time. That is not the case for Ariel Draper. She heads back for the third consecutive year to the Lone Star Leadership Academy for her final learning opportunity.

Water, sewer rate increases undetermined after workshop

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Angela Flores and Rocky Craley with Austin-Based utility consulting firm Rafetelis Financial Consultants were on hand Thursday evening for a workshop held by the Copperas Cove city council, where the council heard the results of a utility rate study conducted...

Coryell Memorial Pulmonary Rehab program’s first patient graduates

Special to Leader-Press   GATESVILLE — Coryell Memorial Pulmonary Rehabilitation began accepting patients in May 2017 and graduated the first patient on Tuesday, July 11th. Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a program of exercise, education, and support for persons with lung disease.

FFA student receives scholarship at state convention in Corpus Christi

Special to Leader-Press   Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo leadership presented 70 Texas FFA students with $1.4 million in scholarships during the Texas FFA State Convention in Corpus Christi on Wednesday, July 12.

National United Bank celebrates new location

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    On Wednesday afternoon, National United Bank celebrated its grand reopening at 505 E. Bus. 190 with a ribbon cutting and welcomed members of the community to join them.

Cove family raising funds for service dog

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    A Copperas Cove family is raising funds to provide their six-year-old daughter with a four-legged companion one day that will keep her safe and improve the quality of her life.

Hank’s Tire Pros kicks off annual customer appreciation days

By DAVID MORRIS Cove Leader-Press   Customers filled the streets, Thursday as they made their way to the annual Hank’s Tire Pros customer appreciation three-day sale to take advantage of savings on new sets of Continental and General Tire brands.

Mystery of ‘Lady Bountiful’ -- saint, sinner or both?

Lillian Knox, once the prime suspect in the staged suicide of her timber tycoon husband, was back in the news on Jul. 15, 1939 following her arrest in Los Angeles on warrants out of Dallas and Shreveport.

Council holds budget workshop at Tuesday meeting

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove city council worked its way through the proposed fiscal year 2017-2018 city budget on Tuesday evening, with city budget director/deputy city manager Ryan Haverlah giving a presentation that allowed for questions, answers, and direction from...

City’s sales tax revenue continues to climb

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    A monthly sales tax revenue check for $367,891.02 will soon be on its way to the City of Copperas Cove for July 2017, up 14.55 percent compared to the $321,153.