Copperas Cove, area fire departments respond to 31 fire calls during last two weeks of August

By BUDD JOHNSON  Cove Leader-Press    The Fire Danger Outlook assessment has not changed, even as some folks have received rain. The County Burn Ban is still in place along with 207 other counties in Texas.  Fuel Dryness is still in the Extremely Dry level.

Copperas Cove Planning and Zoning meeting draws a crowd

By LYNETTE SOWELLL  Cove Leader-Press    The city council chambers were filled for Monday night’s Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, and an overflow audience watched via live stream at the library meeting room next door.

EDC’s quarterly popup market and job fair continue to grow

Special to the Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation is celebrating a successful second #ShopCove Quarterly Popup Market and #HireCove Job Fair.

Copperas Cove teen ineligible to run for city council

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The name Tayler Stokes, a senior at Copperas Cove High School, will not be appearing on the November election ballot for the City of Copperas Cove. Stokes, who turned 18 years old on Aug. 15, filed to run for Copperas Cove city council Place 6 on Aug. 7.

Pirates and ice cream at the Copperas Cove library

By PAMELA GRANTCove Leader-Press Participants were invited to enjoy a cold treat and get out of the heat at the library’s 4th annual ice cream and concert.

Coryell County man charged with 14 counts of cruelty to livestock

Special to the Leader-Press   A Coryell County man was jailed Thursday, August 17, facing 14 counts of Cruelty to Livestock Animals.

Filing for Nov. 7 election closes Monday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The November 7 general election for the Copperas Cove city council now has two contested races. Latisha Walton filed to run for Place 7 on the Copperas Cove.

CCISD students back to school

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    The atmosphere was that of a pep rally at Copperas Cove High School on Wednesday morning, as more than 2,300 students began the 2023-2024 school year.

Copperas Cove city council approves proposed utility rate increases, other fee changes

by LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    Copperas Cove utility rates are increasing for water, sewer, solid waste collection, and the monthly drainage fee, after the Copperas Cove city council voted to approve the increases.  The new fees go into effect on Oct. 1 of this year.

Lampasas man dies in Saturday afternoon two-vehicle head-on crash north of Copperas Cove

Lampasas man dies in Saturday afternoon two-vehicle crash north of Copperas Cove By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   Bernard Christian Uhler II, 48, of Lampasas, was killed on Saturday afternoon as a result of a head-on collision that occurred on F.M. 116 north.