After more than six years of planning and fund-raising efforts, the Lampasas Colored School is about to get the necessary renovation that will bring it out of obscurity and into the limelight, as the historic structure readies for a facelift. More...
Jack Luge probably has moments when he feels like Forrest Gump. Like the movie character who finds himself in the midst of almost every major event in mid-20th century American history, Luge's 50-year career as a barber has introduced him to numerous celebrities and memorable personalities. More...
On Friday, Lampasans will kick off the holiday season with the annual Carol of Lights festival, which will feature Santa Claus, dancing, music and carolers at Courtyard Square and other venues in the downtown area. Carols on the bandstand by the Lampasas High School jazz band will open Friday eve... More...
Area resident Dave Schaffner couldn't travel to Fort Worth to show off his mustang Larry in the Extreme Mustang Makeover. By the time Larry finished his performance, though, the audience could see clearly the effects of Schaffner's time spent training the mustang. More...
Do you know what math curriculum your child is being taught? Are you worried that your third-grader hasn't learned simple multiplication yet? Have you been befuddled by educational jargon such as "spiraling," which is used to explain why your kid keeps bringing home the same insipid busywork of cu... More...
A tomato plant came up in a flower bed where I had not planted any tomatoes this year. It spread out about six feet and began to produce a delicious tomato slightly smaller than a golf ball. This was in early spring, and it provided tomatoes all spring and summer. It was still producing until the ... More...
Doris Marie Miller Campbell, 96, died Nov. 28, 2007, at Spring Oaks Nursing & Rehab in Lampasas. Funeral services were Dec. 2 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Interment of ashes was at St. Mary's Episcopal Memorial Garden. The daughter of Arthur B. and Nettie Marie Hughes Miller, Mrs. Campbell wa... More...
The December deadlines for nominations for the Texas Historical Commission's preservation awards and T.R. Fehrenbach Book Award are coming. THC encourages nominations of a local historical preservation devotee for one of the major awards presented at the agency's annual historic preservation conf... More...
While Heath Hopson was the only Lampasas player named to the all-tournament team, LHS head coach Scott Harrelson said it was the completeness of the team's effort that was most responsible for it bringing home the championship trophy of the Mitchell-Timmons Memorial Tournament in Lorena. More...
The report from the Nov. 28 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 667. No sale last week to compare to, but 1,278 last year. Feeder steers and heifers $3-$5 higher; slaughter cows $3-$5 higher; and bulls $2-$3 higher. More...
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