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Waterway cleanup on Saturday in Copperas Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELLLeader-Press   One waterway of the city will get a pickup during Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful’s Waterway Cleanup on Saturday, March 5. Volunteers are invited to join KCCB at 8 a.m. at Shipley Do-Nuts, located at 2301 E. Business 190.

Whataburger upping the ante with sponsorship of Five Hills 2022 royalty

By DAVID MORRISLeader-Press At the same time new members of the Five Hills Scholarship pageant are crowned   on March 26, a team from the Copperas Cove Whataburger will be representing central Texas at the awards ceremony for the biennual Whatagames in Houston.

Annual Daddy-Daughter dance set for Saturday in Copperas Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Fathers and daughters will have the chance to take to the dance floor for an evening of fun and activities at the annual Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday, March 5 from 6-9 p.m. at the Copperas Cove Civic Center, located at 1206 W. Avenue B.

Coryell County races end with one runoff, county judge reelected

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press     A total of 5,546 of the 41,250 Coryell County registered voters made their way to the polls during the March 1 primary. Around 8:39 Tuesday evening, results came in from the office of Coryell County voter registrar Justin Carothers.

2020 Auto Spa opens doors at former Cove Feed & Seed building

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   A local auto detailing business has expanded into its second location, at the former Cove Feed and Seed building. 2020 Auto Spa, which has a location on Laura Street and now on Business 190, officially open for business at their second location on Monday, Feb.

Construction to begin on north F.M. 116 overpass

  By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Texas Department of Transportation announced on Friday morning that construction will begin on northbound and southbound overpasses for F.M. 116, where the roadway intersects with State Highway 9 on the north side of Copperas Cove.

Coryell County: Polls open 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Friday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press  Due to the icy weather on Thursday, polls for early voting opened at 10 a.m., and by 2 p.m., Coryell County Elections Administrator and Voter Registrar Justin Carothers announced that voting hours for the final two days of early voting would be adjusted.