Five Hills Scholarship Program awards titles for 2017

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Although the name of the pageant is new, the Five Hills Scholarship Pageant had all the elements of prior Rabbit Fest Scholarship Pageants—tiaras and medals, trophies and sashes, nerves and smiles, and this year, 130 contestants in their pageant best who hoped...

Elementary class authors book

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Members of Cynthia Powell’s 1st grade class at Clements Parsons Elementary unveiled and read the book that the class had worked long and hard to create. The students held an Authors’ Tea on Thursday during which they presented their book, ‘Famous African Americans’.

Drama club slumbers to new heights in production

Special to Leader-Press  It is often said that the third time is the charm and the third year proved to be the charm for the Martin Walker Elementary School drama club which received a Copperas Cove Education Foundation grant to sponsor a production of Sleeping Beauty.

CTC students receive nursing pins

Special to Leader-Press The Central Texas College (CTC) Nursing Department recognized 19 graduates of the Associate Degree Nursing program during a pinning ceremony on Thursday in the Anderson Campus Center.

Council to receive offer on property

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  At tonight’s meeting of the Copperas Cove city council, the council is being presented with a sales contract for 15.744 acres on Boys Ranch Road, known as Lot 1 Block 1, Cove Riding Club Addition, in the amount of $88,246, which includes a little more than...

Copperas Cove sales tax revenues up for May

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove will be receiving its sales tax rebate payment for May 2017 in the amount of $442,231.10, which is up 4.63 percent from the $422,658.28 the city received in May 2016, according to the monthly report released Wednesday from the office of state...

Commissioners okay fireworks sales, discuss mussels in meeting

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press    Residents of unincorporated Coryell County will be able to buy fireworks before Memorial Day after approval from the Commissioners’ Court at their first meeting of May on Monday morning at the Commissioners’ courtroom at 801 E. Leon St. in Gatesville.

Cove High fisherman hooks college scholarship

By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press   Sixteen year old Rayvone Williams just accomplished what some may believe to be a fisherman’s tale, but it’s all true. The Copperas Cove High School junior hooked a college scholarship for simply pitching a line with his rod and reel.

Local ballerinas take to stage Mother’s Day weekend

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Three ballerinas from Copperas Cove and Kempner will take the stage this weekend with the Texas Metropolitan Ballet’s spring performance of “Suite Classical Gatherings”.

Noon Exchange Club preparing for Mayfest

Special to Leader-Press   The Noon Exchange Club of Copperas Cove met on April 28 at Lil’ Tex Restaurant. President Inez Faison called the meeting to order and Pastor Brian Hawkins led the invocation. Club Member Marsha Siler asked members to join in the pledge of allegiance.