July 29, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

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Gas prices put brakes on truck buying

Auto dealerships feeling crunch of high cost of oil; economy car sales picking up
By LISA CARNLEY Staff Writer
With gasoline hovering around $4 per gallon, automobile dealers face the daunting task of keeping up their sales. In Lampasas, that doesn't seem to be as big a problem as it is in other cities, thanks, in part, to the strong Central Texas economy. More...

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Lifestyles

High-point winners

Earning kudos in the Spring Ho County Fair were these high-point winners, from top, Alice Hardin, intermediate; Lindsey Kuehne, juniors; Devyn Moore, pee wee; and Loretta Fisher, adult highpoint winner. More...

Best of Show

Taking top Spring Ho County Fair honors were, from left, Crosby Liverman with her beads, junior division; Kirk Whitehead, representing Jim Hoffpauir Inc. More...

Division champs

Kirk Whitehead, representing County Fair sponsor Jim Hoffpauir Inc., shows division champion winners Louise Bradshaw's decorated cake and Devyn Moore's okra. More...

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Deaths

Mr. Barefoot

J.C. Barefoot, 84, of Lampasas died July 26, 2008, at his residence. Funeral services are July 29 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Lampasas with Dr. Rick Willis officiating. Burial will be at Senterfitt Cemetery in Lometa. More...

Mr. Gonzales

Funeral Mass for Ben L. Gonzales Jr., 74, of Lampasas is July 29, 2008, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Pedro Castillo officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas. Mr. More...

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Agribusiness

Cattle Auction

The report from the July 23 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 1,113. Compared to last week at 1,193 and 412 last year. More...

Registration set Thursday for schools

New student registration for those entering grades prekindergarten through eighthgrade is Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Lampasas Middle School cafeteria. More...

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General touts progress in Iraq by American troops, Iraqi forces

By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

American soldiers and Iraqi security forces have quelled violence substantially in Iraq, four-star general Charles C. "Hondo" Campbell told an audience of about 60 at a recent Lampasas County Conservative Club meeting. More...

Lometa OKs dress code, purchase of field lights

By CHERI JAY-WIENECKE Special Correspondent

Teachers may not wear: More...

 

Editorial

Terrorist receives hero's welcome

Linda Chavez

A country's heroes are a reflection of its people's values. So what does it say that Lebanon gave a hero's welcome to Samir Kuntar last week? More...

Political Cartoon

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Obama struts in Iraq

David Limbaugh

Isn't it enormously ironic that Barack Obama now finds himself the unintended beneficiary of the Iraq surge that he so vocally — and wrongly — opposed? More...

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News

Woman receives six-year jail sentence

In recent 27th District Court action with Judge Joe Carroll presiding, Mary Lou Plumley, 47, of Lampasas was given six years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division for possession of a controlled substance with intent to More...

LISD zoning forums on tap

Lampasas Independent School District will hold an elementary school zoning public forum at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Kempner City Hall. Another forum is scheduled for Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Lampasas Middle School cafeteria. The public is invited. More...

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Sports

Outdoors With Mat Taylor

Mountain lion sightings rare, but still possible

Have you ever sighted a mountain lion in the wild? I have to admit I haven't. I have viewed several bobcats while hunting on our ranch and on ranches in West Texas. More...

Blue Blazes show well at Games of Texas event in San Antonio

From an injury to heavy rains, the Lampasas Blue Blazes met with some trouble at the Games of Texas last week in San Antonio. Coach Trent Lancaster said he is proud of his athletes and their accomplishments during this summer track season. More...

Good run

Varsity football coaches clock junior Astin Murray for time as he finishes his quarter-mile run on the last day of summer conditioning. Coaches encourage players to work out on their own until two-a-days start Aug. 11. More...

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