Council to receive proposed property tax rates from city

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   During a workshop on Thursday at 5 p.m. the Copperas Cove city council will receive the proposed ad valorem tax rates for the fiscal year 2017-2018 based on the certified property values for Copperas Cove.

Cove kindergartner hosts Medal Mania to save kids with cancer

Special to Leader-Press   The medals clanged together as she carried them across the room. Her tiny arms quivered from all the weight. But, 5-year old Kadence Coombs did not complain. In fact, she was happy.

MTGCD introduces education and public relations coordinator

By JOE COOPER Special to Leader-Press  Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District recently introduced former Dublin ISD teacher Stephanie Keith as the district’s Education and Public Relations Coordinator.

Cove Junior High cheerleaders hook some spirit at University of Texas

Special to Leader-Press  Seating more than 100,000 fans each game, the Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas-Austin can seem overwhelming to anyone down on the field, especially when you are only five feet tall and weigh a mere 100 pounds.

CCISD online registration for K-12 starts Monday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Parents with students returning to Copperas Cove ISD for the upcoming school year, set to begin on August 28.  Parents of students in grades K-12 who are returning to CCISD can get a jump ahead by preregistering online starting Monday, July 24.

CCISD board awards bid for $4.2 million transportation facility

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Independent School District Board of Trustees approved awarding a $4.

73rd Annual Guam Liberation celebration set

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  The Chamorro Association of Central Texas is pulling out the stops on Saturday, July 22 when it holds the 73rd annual Guam Liberation celebration tomorrow at Ogletree Gap Park.  The free event is open to the public, starts at 11 a.m. and goes until 6 p.m.

City council authorizes city attorney to draft MDD ballot proposition

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  At its Tuesday night meeting, the Copperas Cove city council directed the city attorney to draft a proposition for the November 2017 ballot that will present voters with a proposition to disestablish the present Type “A” Economic Development Corporation and...

Filing for city council election opens tomorrow

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Two terms are up this fall for two positions on the Copperas Cove city council, and the city will soon be preparing for election season to open.  Filing officially begins tomorrow, July 22 at 8 a.m.

Cove Terrace active, but no ALDI to occupy center

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Speculation has swirled among some Covites that the California-based grocery store, ALDI, could be opening a location in Copperas Cove in the near future.