Copperas Cove ISD creates evening story time series

Special to Leader-Press    Berenstain Bears the Messy Room, The Day the Crayons Quit and The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes are three of the favorite books that students and families have enjoyed during Copperas Cove ISD’s Bulldawg Bedtime.

Young Miss Five Hills dedicated to heart health during pandemic

Special to Leader-Press    Running in place, knee tucks, squats, lunges, push-ups and more make up the workout routines that Young Miss Five Hills Angelica Torres created for each day of the week to keep the community heart healthy while local fitness facilities are closed due to COVID-19.

Copperas Cove families set up Blessing Tables for neighborhoods

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    With local grocery stores being hit-or-miss when it comes to some high-demand items, at least two Copperas Cove families have decided to help others fill in the holes for their shopping lists and give an opportunity to pay it forward.

Cove teen creates walking club to raise funds

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    As school closures have been extended to early May and people are encouraged to stay home and avoid going out and gathering in crowds, there is a group of walkers in Copperas Cove trying to stay active and raise money for charity.

Pets provide companionship during COVID-19 pandemic

Special to Leader-Press     Grumpy, an eight-year-old bulldog, lays in his cage, showing the white of his eyes and his sadness as people walk him in the Copperas Cove Animal Control Facility. He longs for some affection and a home to call his own.

Local farm now selling fresh produce, local honey

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Driving down F.M. 2808 in Kempner, one is bound to come across a mannequin advertising local honey. Turning onto that driveway will bring people to Kempner Farm, a local vegetable garden and honey farm owned and operated by Michael Zambrano.

Homeless veterans supported during COVID pandemic

Special to Leader-Press   The number of homeless veterans jumped form 39,000 nationwide in 2016 to more than 67,000 by 2019 with Texas ranking number three for having the highest homeless veteran population according to themilitarywallet.com.

Copperas Cove Historical Society discusses plans for city’s 141st birthday

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Historical Society discussed its plans for the city’s 141st birthday and their presence at the Five Hills Art Guild’s Art Festival at Ogletree Gap during their regular meeting held Wednesday evening at the Copperas Cove Public Library.

Family-friendly comedy show set for March 21 in Copperas Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press   Elias Isreal, an award-winning, LA-based comic is bringing his family friendly Pop-Up Comedy show to Copperas Cove.

City recognizes volunteers, holds reception

By BRITTANY FHOLER Cove Leader-Press   The city of Copperas Cove held its 2020 Volunteer Appreciation Reception to honor city volunteers from 2018 and 2019 at the Copperas Cove Civic Center last Thursday evening.