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File Photo -- Local residents check out the I-14 expansion at a prior public meeting. This month, three will be held in Copperas Cove, Lampasas, and Lometa.

File Photo -- Local residents check out the I-14 expansion at a prior public meeting. This month, three will be held in Copperas Cove, Lampasas, and Lometa.

TxDOT holding more public meetings regarding I-14 expansion

david_morris
Thu, 06/11/2026 - 10:59
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Texas Department of Transportation is still in the planning stages for the expansion of I-14 from Copperas Cove to Lometa.
CCPD

CCPD

Police investigating string of vehicle burglaries

david_morris
Thu, 06/11/2026 - 10:49
By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   On Tuesday, June 9, the Copperas Cove Police Department listed 12 cases of vehicle burglaries, engaging in organized criminal activity, as well as one case of credit/debit card abuse for its daily report.
Mike Wilburn

Mike Wilburn

CCISD school board appoints former trustee to Place 5

david_morris
Tue, 06/09/2026 - 08:20
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press    During a special meeting on Monday, June 8, the Copperas Cove ISD board of trustees voted to accept the resignation of Place 5 Trustee Heather Copeland.
Sweetwater Hills is a proposed mixed-used residential development that is in the ETJ of the City of Copperas Cove. The acreage will include 390 lots, in a mixture of medium and high-density residential properties, to include single-family detached and/or duplex (medium density residential); duplexes; townhouse attached and/or single-family detached (high density residential).

Sweetwater Hills is a proposed mixed-used residential development that is in the ETJ of the City of Copperas Cove. The acreage will include 390 lots, in a mixture of medium and high-density residential properties, to include single-family detached and/or duplex (medium density residential); duplexes; townhouse attached and/or single-family detached (high density residential).

Council approves annexation agreement with developer for 84+ acres for future residential, commercial development

david_morris
Fri, 06/05/2026 - 18:39
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove city council approved an annexation agreement with local developer Jimmy Clark, with Fieldstone Commercial, LLC.
City of Copperas Cove

City of Copperas Cove

City council gives nod to $34 million in annual bond notice

david_morris
Fri, 06/05/2026 - 18:15
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press   During Tuesday’s meeting, the Copperas Cove city council approved the City giving a notice of intent to issue just over $34 million in annual certificate of obligation (CO) bonds. Of that total, $6.4 million would be supported by general fund taxes.
Students of Williams/Ledger Elementary celebrated the final day of school and all the work that went into repairing the campus after July 2025 storms.

Students of Williams/Ledger Elementary celebrated the final day of school and all the work that went into repairing the campus after July 2025 storms.

Gratitude Ceremony held for Williams/Ledger Elementary

david_morris
Thu, 05/28/2026 - 14:22
Special to the Leader-Press   Emotions ran high after a trying year, as the students and staff at Williams/Ledger Elementary School took a morning to say thank you on the last day of class for the 2025-2026 school year.
Lawrence Varela-Halbert

Lawrence Varela-Halbert

Former CCISD Director of Bands pleads guilty to sexual assault of a child

david_morris
Thu, 05/28/2026 - 14:03
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press   Lawrence Varela-Halbert, former Director of Bands for Copperas Cove ISD, entered a plea of guilty for one count of sexual assault of a child on Wednesday morning in the 52nd District Court of Coryell County.
Primary runoff voting starts May 18

Primary runoff voting starts May 18

Early voting for runoff election starts May 18

david_morris
Thu, 05/14/2026 - 15:49
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press   Three top Coryell County Republican races are headed to a runoff election on May 26. For the position of Coryell County judge, incumbent Roger Miller received 2,748 votes (44.93%), behind challenger Rob Erwin, who received 3,066 votes, or 49.76%.
Texas Education Freedom Accounts

Texas Education Freedom Accounts

State awards second round of TEFA vouchers

david_morris
Thu, 05/14/2026 - 15:48
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press   The families of a total of 95,600 Texas students received notification that they have received “voucher” awards via the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, the new statewide program that allows for parents to choose eligible schools in which to...
City of Copperas Cove

City of Copperas Cove

City reps discuss “turning off” comments on social media page

david_morris
Thu, 05/14/2026 - 15:42
By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS Cove Leader-Press   The City of Copperas Cove turned off comments on its main Facebook page back on April 21, and the reaction online caused a bit of a stir initially with some residents.