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COLLEGE HONORS

ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITYAngelo State University conferred 901 undergraduate and graduate degrees during 2026 spring commencement exercises on May 15 at the Junell Center/Stephens Arena in San Angelo.
LIVING PROOF BY DANAE DE GUELLE

LIVING PROOF BY DANAE DE GUELLE

The overlooked blood marker men should know about

When most people think about heart health, they think about cholesterol. It’s what gets talked about the most. It’s what shows up in headlines. And for good reason. Cholesterol matters.But it’s not the only piece of the puzzle.

CORRECTION

A story in the May 29 edition on the Santa Fe Depot property incorrectly listed Andy Fish as one of the investors in the project. Fish is involved with the nonprofit Lampasas Depot Foundation, tasked with making the depot a mustsee destination.
The Lampasas Depot Foundation has located a Grafton Upton EMD F7 locomotive. However, the nonprofit organization would repaint the locomotive in the Warbonnet paint scheme seen above, which was utilized by the Santa Fe line in Texas. COURTESY PHOTO

The Lampasas Depot Foundation has located a Grafton Upton EMD F7 locomotive. However, the nonprofit organization would repaint the locomotive in the Warbonnet paint scheme seen above, which was utilized by the Santa Fe line in Texas. COURTESY PHOTO

Choo, choo!

Plans to resurrect the Santa Fe Railroad Depot into an attraction for local residents and visitors are running full steam ahead.
RANDOM DISTRACTIONS BY MARK MONTGOMERY

RANDOM DISTRACTIONS BY MARK MONTGOMERY

The not so happy wanderer

When I was a young boy, my brother and I had a small record player that played only 45s. We just about wore it out, along with my mom, playing “Sink the Bismark,” “Big, Bad John” and a number of other let’s-just-play-it-one-more-time favorites.
Michelle Allen celebrates her Associate of Applied Science degree during Commencement Exercises for Central Texas College. COURTESY PHOTO

Michelle Allen celebrates her Associate of Applied Science degree during Commencement Exercises for Central Texas College. COURTESY PHOTO

Local graduates among those honored at CTC Spring Commencement

Lampasas residents were among those honored during Central Texas College’s Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony, held May 8 at the Cadence Bank Center in Belton.
Scholarships presented to Lometa graduates

Scholarships presented to Lometa graduates

Scholarships presented to Lometa graduates

On the evening of May 21, the L-M Garden and Civic Club awarded six Lometa graduating seniors $500 scholarships each to help with their higher education endeavors.