Miss America 2020, Camille Schrier partners with Pink Warrior Angels to raise funds for financial aid grants

Special to Leader-Press    Miss America 2020, Camille Schrier has joined with Pink Warrior Angels of Texas (PWATX) to emcee the Runway of Hope Gala featuring 10 cancer survivors that will walk the runway to showcase their individual stories in an effort to raise funds for financial aid grants.

Jno G. Lewis Lodge #622 distributes Thanksgiving baskets

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Members of the Jno G. Lewis Lodge #622 of Copperas Cove distributed 29 Thanksgiving baskets Tuesday morning to individuals and families in need.

Missing Copperas Cove dog found in Pidcoke, travels to Highland Village, reunited with owners in Waco

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Thanksgiving holiday is a little bit brighter for Jamie Harloam of Copperas Cove after being reunited with her dog, Silver, who had been missing for two weeks.

Local beauty queen works to save wildlife

  Special to Leader-Press    Avery Brown loves to hike and “go on adventures.” She loves nature and exploring. She and her family have fostered many birds, rabbits and other wildlife when they required assistance to survive.

Robertson Avenue Baptist Church celebrates 60 years

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Robertson Avenue Baptist Church celebrates its 60th anniversary on Friday. The church first opened its doors and held its first service 60 years ago on November 20, 1960, led by R.G. Whitehead, the pastor of First Baptist Church of Copperas Cove.

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Announces New Virtual Tour of the Texas White House 

Special to Leader-Press    Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is excited to announce the debut of a new, interactive virtual tour of the first floor of the Texas White House.  As a boy, Lyndon Johnson knew the home of his Uncle Clarence and Aunt Frank Martin as "the big house on the river.

Five Hills royalty get down and dirty to support soldiers with PTSD, Sex Trafficking Victims

Special to Leader-Press   Senior Ms. Five Hills Dawn Hale spent 8 years as a combat communications specialist in the U.S. Army during Operation Desert Storm. She personally understands the mental and emotional toll that combat can take on members of the U. S. military.

Copperas Cove woman celebrates 100th birthday

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Estelle “Sissy” Lovejoy Newton celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday, with some extra help from friends and family who sent dozens of cards in lieu of a party.  She was born on November 15, 1920 on what is now Fort Hood and grew up in Pidcoke.

Local garden club celebrates Veterans Day with ceremony

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Members of the Browning Community Garden Club and Killeen Garden Club gathered at the Blue Star Memorial Highway marker on Wednesday in honor of Veterans Day.

Sunday is deadline to enter Krist Kindl Charity Pageant

Special to Leader-Press    Little girls, little boys, their moms and even their grandmothers look forward to what has become a holiday tradition in Copperas Cove — the Krist Kindl Markt Charity Pageant.