Walk Strong

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press The atmosphere ranged from silly to celebratory to somber at Saturday’s 18-hour Relay For Life in Copperas Cove. The infield of S.C.

City dishing up Blue Plate awards

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Those who dine in local restaurants or other establishments that serve food like to know those places not only provide great food and excellent service, but are also safe and clean, both in the front of the house and behind the scenes.

Wounded warrior cyclists stop off at Fort Hood on 400-mile ride

By CHUCK TAYLOR Cove Leader-Press Wednesday morning, Fort Hood was a stop off point for over 100 injured warriors and their rider assistants as they rode their bikes, some very specially modified, from the George H W Bush Museum in Houston 400 miles to the AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Annual Relay for Life set for tomorrow

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Tomorrow starting at 2 p.m. until Sunday 8 a.m. at the S.C. Lee Junior High track, Copperas Cove will hold its annual Relay for Life, which helps raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

County employees honored at luncheon

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The Gatesville Civic Center was filled with the aroma of Texas barbecue, smoked by Coryell County fire marshal Billy Vaden, as Coryell County employees gathered to a luncheon given in their honor by the county judge and the four county commissioners.

Top Gear

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Central Texans gathered at Ogletree Gap Saturday afternoon to show off their cars and compete for a good cause.Operation: A Taste of Home hosted its 2nd annual Car, Truck & Cycle Hawaiian Luau Show with money raised going towards their Stamp Out Hunger Initiative.

City library hosts Rally Day Festival

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press The Public Library invited the community out for a day of fun and activities. The Copperas Cove Public Library and Friends of the Library hosted a Rally Day Festival Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Band director Kelley’s last UIL competition

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press “What a grand adventure it has been.

CCISD administration gets okay on property purchase for future

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press With the expected growth on the northern end of the city, the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees approved superintendent Joe Burns to execute a contract for the purchase of 35.596 acres of vacant land out of the 0551 E. Jones Survey.

Kenney, Nathan Drive residents have a bumpy ride

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press Frustrated is only one word to describe the feelings of residents of Kenney and Nathan Drives in Sunset Estates, north of Lutheran Church Road.