Volunteers with CoveUNITY help clean up Business 90

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   A few dedicated volunteers worked hard Sunday morning to help do their part to clean up along Business 190 in the area across the street from Walmart. Volunteers met around 8 a.m. in the parking lot of Lone Star Pediatric Dental and worked their way up from there.

Weekend meals organized for Martin Walker Elementary students in-need

T he state of Texas ranks with one of the highest 2020 food insecurity projections due to COVID-19 according to a recent report by Feeding America. The non-profit organization estimates that 2.3 million Texas children are not getting enough food.

Copperas Cove man creates custom canvas prints, woodworking items

by BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   Clyde Miller’s love of history and photography paired well with his military career and has offered a way to spend his time even years after he retired. Miller owns Der Wohlstand, his shop dedicated to canvas-printing, woodworking and more.

Kempner man gets 80th birthday surprise from Austin area coworkers

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Despite the downpour Wednesday morning, a small group of coworkers drove up from the Austin area to surprise their friend and coworker John Hammond, of Kempner, on his 80th birthday.

Copperas Cove titleholders named Texas Student Heroes

Special to the Leader-Press   There are five million public school students in Texas, and only 15 students in prekindergarten through high school who do an outstanding volunteer service that benefits their fellow students, schools, or their communities are honored each year as heroes.

Local A&M-Central Texas graduate soars past adversity to find dream career and educational goals

Special to Leader-Press    Melantha Frew, 36, Gatesville resident, has known more than a little adversity in her relatively young lifetime. Born in Kingman, Arizona, her mother moved their family to Killeen when she was just in the first grade.

Copperas Cove Education Foundation accepting nominations for 2021 Hall of Honor

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Education Foundation is now accepting nominations of Copperas Cove High School alumni to be added to the Hall of Honor for 2021.

Coach returns to hometown roots

Special to Leader-Press    Chandler Diaz has deep roots in Copperas Cove.

Program to feed students on weekends started at Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary

Special to the Leader-Press   Junior Miss Five Hills Kadence Coombs served every glass of lemonade with a smile during Lemonade Day Weekend.

Former Drama Dawg gets nod for west coast talent event

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove High School Class of 2017 graduate Zackary Rokosh couldn’t believe the news when he was selected to attend the 16th annual iPOP! in Los Angeles next July.