Kempner VFD gets warning sirens

By LYNETTE SOWELL   The community of Kempner is one step closer to having a warning system in the event of a tornado.

More than just a belt,Chris Hamm’s makes smashing donation to Rabbit Fest Royalty

With a flip of her hips, reigning Young Miss Kelsey Dane snapped a board in two with her elbow while in high heels and wearing her sash and crown during a visit to Hamm’s Institute of Martial Arts in Harker Heights.

Cove’s waterway cleanup set for Saturday

By LYNETTE SOWELL   All hands on deck are needed for tomorrow’s annual waterway cleanup, sponsored by Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful. The event lasts from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m., and those interested in pitching in should meet at the Town Square shopping center near G.C. Services.

Robots rule at Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary

By CHUCK TAYLOR Cove Leader-Press Around 80 elementary students and 30 Junior High School students from all the CCISD schools gathered on Saturday morning at Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School for the 5th annual build a robot competition finals.

Empowering crime victims of Coryell

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press Imagine losing everything you once took for granted, who you are, your memories, even basic things like counting and the alphabet. Patti Foster lost everything, but she recovered and came back stronger than ever.

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.

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.