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August 26, 2008  RSS feed
Explosions rock mobile homes
Fire marshal: Origin of blaze undetermined
Firemen were dispatched to 8235 U.S. Highway 190 East at 8:15 p.m., where they battled a blaze that destroyed two mobile homes. The location is about seven miles east of Lampasas, across the highway from Alfredo's Mexican Restaurant. More...
Trial begins
Witnesses discuss Gower's plans to hire shooter for wife's murder
DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

Two witnesses who met Donald Gower before his wife's July 4, 2007 slaying testified Tuesday during Gower's capital murder trial that he talked about having his wife killed. More...

Elections office plans voter drives

With national, state and countywide elections approaching Nov. 4, Elections Administrator Dorothy Person is coordinating a series of voter registration opportunities throughout the county. Voters can register Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Lometa Senior Citizens Center or from 1:30-5 p.m. at Bruton Grocery Store in Lometa. More...

 Lifestyles
• article has image Annual donation
First Texas Bank employees Jessica Martinez and Amy Ramsey, at left, are shown with the collection of school supplies the bank donates each year to Lampasas campuses. More...
• Club taking applications for booths
• Family Medicine Clinic to open Cove facility
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 Editorial
• article has image Redefining problem won't make it go away
If ever we needed proof that having an advanced degree doesn't correlate with common sense, we got it last week. A group of college presidents from some of the most prestigious schools in the nation have called on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age. They call their effort the Amethyst Initiative. Why Amethyst? More...
• article has image Political Cartoon
• article has image Dems' demagoguery on oil
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 Deaths
• Mrs. McBryde
Virginia Kendrick McBryde, 70, of Brownwood, formerly of Lampasas, died Aug. 24, 2008, at a Brownwood nursing home. Her body will be cremated, and services will be planned for a later date. More...
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 News
• article has image Two injured in accident
A two-vehicle accident last Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the 600 block of Central Texas Expressway sent two to Rollins Brook Community Hospital with possible injuries. According to a report filed by Lampasas Police Officer Jeff Dunlap, Henry Purser, 92, of Lampasas was the driver of a 1999 Dodge Intrepid. More...
• Action sought on water plan
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 Sports
• article has image Rising to the occasion
Badgers defense steals the show in final tuneup before season opener
Just before the live quarter of Friday's scrimmage against Glen Rose, Lampasas head football coach Ryan Bailey talked to his team about getting their minds right, focusing and keeping their composure. It worked. More...
• Lady Badgers lose in tournament
• In other volleyball news...
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 Agribusiness
• Make a splash with watershed stewardship program
"Did you know that you and everyone around you live in a watershed? A watershed is an area of land that water flows across, through or under as it drains into a stream, river, lake, ocean or other body of water," said Lampasas County Extension Agent Jason Byrd. More...
• article has image Mmmm good!
• article has image More bang for the buck
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 Lometa Reporter
• Lometa teachers to get help with insurance
Lometa Independent School District employees can look forward to some help on their insurance premiums this year, as the board approved an extra $50 be added to their employee contribution. Sparking the move was a recent rate hike from Scott & White Health Plan. The increase was significant enough to cancel out the yearly salary increases for many Lometa teachers. More...
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