Copperas Cove Leader-Press

12/19/2025

The Copperas Cove Police Department has announced the Christmas In Cove Itinerary for Tuesday, Dec. 23: (thank you, Officer Randy Cane!)
Santa will be there to hand out gifts to children, and he will be escorted by the SWAT team and patrol officers.
The first stop is at Fairview Community Church, located at 1202 Veterans Ave.
Santa is scheduled to arrive at 5:30 p.m, and departure is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The next stop will be East Side Baptist Church, located at 1202 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Estimated arrival is 6:15 and departure is 6:45 p.m.
The final stop will be at North Point Church parking lot, located at 1115 North Main St. with an estimated arrival time of 7 p.m. and departure of 7:30 p.m.

12/19/2025

12/18/2025

Holy Family Catholic Church celebrates and blesses its new mural with a special service on Sunday, Dec. 14.
Read more here: ⬇
https://www.coveleaderpress.com/news/holy-family-catholic-church-copperas-cove-blesses-new-mural

12/18/2025

Boutique Rebellion celebrates its new, larger location.
Read more in the comments: ⬇️

12/17/2025

Temporary Lane Shifts
SH 9

TXDOT crews will be shifting traffic to accommodate road improvements on SH 9 from the BNSF overpass to Old Georgetown Road overpass. Work will begin on Thursday, December 18th at 8:00 am and is expected to be completed on this single day. Motorists should expect reduced speeds and altered lane alignments. Please follow posted signage and drive with caution through the work zone. We appreciate your patience as TxDOT works to improve our roadways.

12/17/2025

4th Annual Turkey Bowl Game
Rained Out Nov 21 - Rescheduled

December 19 @ Bulldawg Stadium 9am-noon

Turkey Bowl Football Crossroads vs Army

12/15/2025

House shaking this morning? Windows rattling? It's the B52s. Read more here ⬇️
https://www.coveleaderpress.com/news/b-52-stratofortress-training-week-fort-hood

12/14/2025

Howard Hawk’s commitment to Copperas Cove is rooted in a lifelong belief in service, education, and community involvement. While working at Central Texas College, Hawk took advantage of the opportunity to further his education, earning two associate degrees that strengthened his leadership skills and broadened his perspective. That foundation continues to guide his work today as a dedicated civic leader focused on listening to residents and helping shape a stronger future for the community.

Read his full story in the Copperas Cove Herald: https://shorturl.at/eq5yz

Enrollment for the Spring semester is now open!
Begin your journey at Central Texas College and see where your future can take you: https://shorturl.at/R1MeS

12/05/2025

We have had over 280 families reach out for help so far. We are transitioning to filling those applications. Can you help us with donations of toys or monetary donations? The need is great this year. Our collection boxes are out and being picked up on Monday December 8.
We are a recognized 501c3 Nonprofit ( registered as Blue Santa Program of Copperas Cove) that has been assisting the Copperas Cove community for 26 years. We have a core of 10 dedicated volunteers and several dedicated businesses, organizations and community members that make this program a success.
If you want to make a donation after the boxes are picked up send us a message. We are volunteers and will be in and out of the working location or packing he orders for pick up on Monday the 15th. If you wish to do a monetary donation we bank at 1st Texas Bank or our mailing address is PO Box 622 Copperas Cove 76522.
Thanks for your continued support.

We added the customer service area for Inter Logic to our collection box locations. They are in the Town Square Shopping Center.