Optimist Club donates to Cove House Free Clinic

By LYNETTE SOWELL The Copperas Cove Optimist Club presented a check for $1,000 on Friday to Brian Hawkins, director of Cove House, for the Cove House Free Clinic.   Sandor Vegh with the Optimist Club said their club is about helping the community, and especially where it concerns children.

Soup kitchen volunteers have first meeting

By LYNETTE SOWELL The group was small that gathered at the Copperas Cove Soup Kitchen on Monday afternoon, but the four would-be volunteers who met had plenty of enthusiasm.

NEW LOOK

By LYNETTE SOWELL It is an American dream turned into reality for Kosovo native Sammy Gashi and his family, as Bella Sera held its grand reopening on Tuesday.   The restaurant near the intersection of Robertson Avenue and Business 190 underwent four months of renovation.

Copperas Cove City sales tax revenue slips 1.13%

By LYNETTE SOWELL The state comptroller’s office has released its sales tax revenue report for January 2016, and the city of of Copperas Cove will be seeing a slightly smaller check this month compared to revenue in January 2015.   The city will receive a sales tax rebate for of $310,900.

New open carry handgun law goes into effect

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   With Texas now the 45th state to legalize the open carry of holstered handguns by those with concealed handgun licenses, that doesn't mean they can open carry everywhere. When House Bill 910 was signed into law by Gov.

Waffle Cone kicks off 2016 with ice cream challenge

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Waffle Cone’s formidable Dawg Bowl weighs 13 pounds, consists of 16 scoops of ice cream, an entire can of whipped cream, Oreos and cherries, costs $75, and whoever can eat it in 35 minutes walks away with $400.

Burned Out

By LYNETTE SOWELL   A late-afternoon house fire swept through a house in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue on Sunday, displacing two tenants and killing at least two pit bulls who were unable to be rescued from the house.

Wreath retrieval set for Saturday starting at 10 a.m.

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Volunteers are needed to help retrieve more than 5,000 wreaths placed on graves at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, located at 11463 TX-195, south of Killeen.   The wreath retrieval will take place Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. at the cemetery.

2015: A Year in Review

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove entered the year 2015 with an air of expectancy and ended the year with many changes to include new businesses, new faces coming to the city while saying farewell to some longtime residents along the way.

“Hug Lady” passes away, services set for this weekend

By LYNETTE SOWELL Elizabeth Laird, known to thousands of soldiers as “The Hug Lady,” passed away on Christmas Eve.   A public visitation is scheduled for tomorrow from noon until 4 p.m. at Crawford Bowers Funeral Home, located at 211 W. Ave B. in Copperas Cove. On Sunday at 3 p.m.