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A greater vision

Committee members see bright future for Lampasas business district

By LISA CARNLEY Staff Writer

Success is measured not only by the end result but also in how the results are achieved. More...

The Lampasas County Farm Bureau's annual convention is Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building. A barbecue meal will be served. Bring a dessert or salad. Guest speaker will be Bryce Myric, marketing specialist with Texas Farm Bureau. More...

Relay event

The 2008 American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Lampasas Survivor Dinner is tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Green Frog Tea Room at the Hancock Springs Hostess House. More...

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Lifestyles

Remarkable Lampasans

Deckard hopes sharing story will encourage youth, mentors

Bobbye Alexander Behlau

Carey Deckard, compiler and publisher of "The Legends of Lampasas: Stories about the lives of Curtis Bozarth and Sam Fowler," agreed to let me write about him only if I thought it might help floundering youth such as he was when growing up in Lampa More...

Church to sponsor training event

Church of the Hills will serve as one of 18 host sites in Texas for the Truth Project Simulcast Training Event on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The church address is 14149 South U.S. Highway 183, Lometa. More...

Hospice volunteers are sought

Lighthouse Hospice is seeking volunteers to visit hospice patients. Anyone interested may contact Jean Munson at (512) 525-3853. More...

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Letters

Terroristic threat at LHS

I learned this past week that a terroristic threat was made against Lampasas High School by a male juvenile. I was made aware of the incident by my daughter, an LHS National Honor Society student. More...

Support for Aggies

To all Aggies and friends of Aggies: While shopping in Lampasas recently, I asked a store manager why he carried so much merchandise advertising the University of Texas and so little Texas A&M University merchandise. More...

Dishonoring the military uniform

As a veteran, married to a retiree, it made me livid when I saw Don Gower walk into the Lampasas courtroom day after day with his U.S. Army Class A uniform on. He has disgraced the Non-Commissioned Officer's Corps, the U.S. More...

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News

Advocacy center suffers grant loss despite record caseload

The Hill Country Children's Advocacy Center lost a much-needed grant recently, valued at $82,000. More...

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Agribusiness

Central Texas Hay Show program set

The Central Texas Hay Show is open to all hay producers in Burnet, Llano and Lampasas counties. This educational program and hay show will be held Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. at the Burnet County Fair Barn behind the Burnet Airport on Ellen Halbert Lane. More...

LHS youth competes at horse show

Brandyl Brooks attended the 2008 World Championship Paint Horse Show in Fort Worth June 21-26. She and her English gelding, Willionaire, placed 11th in Hunt Seat Equitation. More...

Tenth Farm Credit Bank reports strong net income

The Farm Credit Bank of Texas and its affiliated lending institutions have reported a combined net income of $145 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008, an increase of $33.7 million, or just over 30 percent, from the same period of 2007. More...

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Rebates show mixed results

By GAIL LOWE Staff Writer

September sales tax allocations to local entities brought mixed results to area cities. While Kempner continued its impressive string of triple-digit gains, the city of Lampasas barely posted an increase and Lometa had a double-digit decline. More...

Trying times

As goat numbers shrink, focus is on new products

By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

Cattle ranchers aren't the only agricultural producers affected by Texas' rapid urbanization and demographic changes. More...

Fall Festival

United Methodist Women of First United Methodist Church will sponsor their annual Fall Festival Oct. 4 from 9 a.m to 1:30 p.m. Homemade goodies, plants, craft items, cookbooks and other items will be offered for sale. From 11 a.m. More...

Youth prayer

On Wednesday at 7 a.m., middle school and high school students will gather at their school's flagpole for See You at the Pole, a student-led prayer event. And at 7 p.m. More...

Editorial

Hands off the marketplace

William Murchison

This may be the moment to say something warm and affirming about the marketplace economy — a "Bush doctrine" sort of positioning (if you don't mind, Charlie Gibson) of the battlefront for the economic wars ahead. Wars? Goodness, yes. More...

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Out of touch on gun rights

John Velleco

Should Barack Obama win in the November election, he could rival Bill Clinton as the most anti-gun president in U.S. history. Sen. More...

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Deaths

Mr. Brackett

Thomas Howard Brackett, 73, of Rising Fawn, Ga., died Sept. 16, 2008, at Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn. Funeral services were Sept. 21 at Sneed Funeral Chapel in Lampasas with Ron Hendrix officiating. Burial was at Kempner Cemetery. More...

Mr. Rhodes

Lester Ray Rhodes, 78, of Lampasas died Sept. 18, 2008, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at Wingate Cemetery in Wingate at a later date. The body will be cremated. Mr. Rhodes was born Dec. More...

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Sports

Badgers get blown out

Lampasas' defense works overtime as Hornets win 34-0 in final non-district game

By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

The open date in the Badgers' schedule could not have come at a better time for the team's defense. More...

District 25-4A Standings

Overall W-L Last Week Dripping Springs 42, Travis 6 Hutto 48, Del Valle 21 Lake Travis 46, Evangel Christian 31 Marble Falls 34, Reagan 0 Hendrickson 25, Elgin 19 Killeen 18, Connally 7 Gatesville 34, Lampasas 0 More...

SPORTS SHORTS

FRESHMAN FOOTBALL It took the Badgers' freshman Blue team a little while to get going last Thursday at home against Gatesville, but once it got hot, the squad could not be stopped. More...

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