Community celebrates Libby Kimbel’s final chemo session

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press    For nine minutes, car after car, motorcycle after motorcycle honked their horns and revved their engines, cheering loudly as they rode past the house of Libby Kimbel, a young Copperas Cove girl who is celebrating the completion of her chemo treatments.

VFW post doors open again for bingo, programs

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press    Bingo at the VFW is back in business. For a few weeks now, the Olan Forest Smith Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8577, has welcomed bingo fans back into their halls, with restrictions of course.

Cove sisters capture pageant titles

Special to Leader-Press    Kadence Coombs is no stranger to the stage. She and her sister, Joslynn, are both enrolled in dance and gymnastics lessons. Both girls are also not new to the pageant stage either or the feeling of loss.

Marsh presented with Community Builder Award

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Members of Mt. Hiram Masonic Lodge #595 of Copperas Cove presented Library Director Kevin Marsh with the Community Builder Award Tuesday morning.

Royal door décor honors healthcare workers

Special to Leader-Press    Chalk art, superheroes, and messages of encouragement to support essential health care workers don the front doors of homes across Copperas Cove as part of the Copperas Cove Police Department’s door decorating contest.

Teachers appreciated by Five Hills Royalty

Special to Leader-Press   There’s no doubt that COVID-19 distance learning makes this academic school year unlike any other. Teacher Appreciation Week began on Monday and offers an opportunity to take a moment and express gratitude to teachers.  Senior Ms.

Copperas Cove neighborhood holds Prom Parade

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    With the help of their neighborhood, juniors and seniors living in the House Creek North subdivision in Copperas Cove received a chance to have a prom of their own, despite school being closed and their traditional prom being cancelled.

Five Hills titleholders use chalk art to salute mail carriers during pandemic

Special to Leader-Press   The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have far-reaching consequences for letter carriers and the U.S. Postal Service. Mail carriers continue to deliver masks, test kits and more to essential workers and are now delivering stimulus checks across the country.

One month in, off-campus learning has students in daily routine

Special to Leader-Press   Shannoda Gilbert rolls her students out of bed bright and early as she would on any regular school day. With four children ranging from elementary through high school, Gilbert keeps her children in a routine with school work being the top priority.

Copperas Cove octogenarian gets birthday parade

By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press    89-year-old Quieta Kattner is used to celebrating her birthday surrounded by family, but with the coronavirus keeping people six feet or more apart, it looked like she’d be celebrating this year alone. But, her granddaughter Britni Kattner had other ideas.