Sales tax numbers continue to inch up for city

By LYNETTE SOWELL   The sales tax numbers for September 2015 are in, and the city of Copperas Cove’s revenue is $323,414.33, up from the $318,505.67 it received in September 2014, a 1.54 percent increase from last year according to the report released Thursday from the office of state...

H-E-B Plus! bakers compete for literacy

By LYNETTE SOWELL   Six bakers from the H-E-B Plus! bakery department competed in the store Saturday afternoon in a contest for a good cause. They had two hours in which to create a display of cupcakes based on a children’s book.

Boys & Girls Club to hold annual Day for Kids

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press The Boys & Girls Club of Copperas Cove will be hosting its 15th annual Day for Kids tomorrow at the Copperas Cove City Park from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. The event is open to everyone in the community who wants to come out and have a good time.

$20,000 DONATION

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press A Central Texas nonprofit which provides peer-to-peer counseling for local veterans received a special delivery from Dallas on Tuesday morning in Gatesville.

Strike Zone batting cages now open in Copperas Cove

By CHUCK TAYLOR Cove Leader-Press Strike Zone has finally opened for business here in Copperas Cove. Long awaited and highly desired, the business co-owned by Rodney Macomber and Steve Pronodost has the latest state-of-the-art batting cages and facilities in the area.

Library to kick off new club tomorrow night

By LYNETTE SOWELL   As technology expands, the Copperas Cove Public Library is seeking to expand its reach as well, and tomorrow night is hosting the first meeting of the Maker Club.

Art after Dark

By LYNETTE SOWELL   “I eat, sleep and breathe art,” Jeanne Lizama told the crowd who gathered Friday night at Frames and Things for the store’s monthly First Friday Art After Dark. “What you see here is some of what I model for my students.

Operation Stand Down preparing for October event

By LYNETTE SOWELL   “These are money right here,” Joann Courtland said as she pulled men’s sweatshirts from a bag of donations.

EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION

By LYNETTE SOWELL   The Copperas Cove city council unanimously approved adopting the city’s 2015- 2016 budget, along with adopting the 2015 tax rate at its meeting on Tuesday night. The total operating budget is $31,777,980. The amount included with other funds is $37,053.032.

Cove American Little League briefs council on program

By LYNETTE SOWELL   There’s a new ballgame in town—or at least that’s what California transplant Chuck Taylor hopes. During Tuesday night’s city council workshop, Taylor presented a proposal to the council to start an official Little League baseball program in Copperas Cove.