Man arrested in connection with motorcycle accident

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Cosme Agustin Urbina, 26, was arrested and charged on Tuesday with two counts of intoxication manslaughter in connection with the Feb. 27 crash that killed Michael Shawn Richard and Lisa Gayle Richard.

Local social worker given Lifetime Achievement Award

By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   Warren Townsend was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Social Workers Central Texas on Thursday evening at the group’s annual banquet at Anderson Campus Center at Central Texas College.

Shake-a-Leg

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Hundreds of dads and daughters danced and had a blast at the second Annual Daddy Daughter Dance organized by the Youth Advisory Council this past Saturday, far exceeding the anticipated amount of participants.

Brothers Fine Tobacco gearing up for anniversary party

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   John Ceballos is celebrating a milestone for his business on Saturday. Ceballos opened Brothers Fine Tobacco at 2208 E Hwy 190, Suite 2.   The celebration will kick off at 2 p.m.

City welcomes residents at Meet the City

By LYNETTE SOWELL Copperas Cove residents, young and old alike, had the chance to get to know their city’s operations a little bit better at Wednesday afternoon’s annual Meet the City. Held from 3:00 until 5 p.m.

MORE THAN JUST A MAN

By LYNETTE SOWELL   The dramatic Easter musical “More than Just a Man” is a longstanding Easter weekend tradition for the members of Cove Church of the Nazarene.

City manager gives annual State of the City address

By LYNETTE SOWELL  The City of Copperas Cove marked its 137th birthday on Wednesday, and the city welcomed all to attend the annual State of the City address at the Copperas Cove Civic Center. This year the event was held as a catered luncheon, with city manager Andrea Gardner giving the address.

Inaugural art festival ‘draws’ a crowd

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Saturday, Copperas Cove embraced its artistic side with the Five Hills Art Guild’s first Art Festival.   Event-goers were able to immerse themselves in a variety of art forms as the festival offered a little bit of everything.

EGG - DASH

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Parents pointed out all the eggs scattered on the field to their kids as the Easter Bunny and Cow from Chick-Fil-A wandered through the crowd Saturday morning at Copperas Cove City Park.   “Look at all the eggs! Can you count them?

KCCB worm composting class to be held Saturday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Those interested in learning how to start and maintain a worm composting bin will get to do just that on Saturday morning during a worm composting class sponsored by Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful.