Lampasas youth Karleigh Vann was named grand champion of the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show which culminated Saturday afternoon. Miss Vann and her exotic steer were presented awards by former showman Molly Lesley, left. More...
When Michael Deans is in town, word spreads quickly. After a visit to one business that sells alcohol, the other establishments soon are aware of Deans' presence. But that's the way he likes it. Deans, an agent for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, said he would rather discourage clerks f... More...
Lampasas County Constable Hiram Walker Jones died Jan. 11, 2008, at his residence in Adamsville. He was 67. Funeral services were Jan. 14 at First Baptist Church in Adamsville with the Rev. Glynn Tyson and Marcus Foster officiating. Burial was at Townsen Cemetery near Adamsville. More...
Editor's note: This story is based on an Oct. 7, 1969 interview with Zula Etta Ringer Wright, who was 89 at the time. She was the daughter of Levi and Laura Ringer who settled at Nix in 1881. More...
Such is the state of modern society that the U.S. Supreme Court gets the job of deciding how much pain the victim of capital punishment feels - never mind what kind of pain the victim's victims may have felt. More...
An open letter to our elected representatives and senators: I am one of your constituents who is being hammered by sky-high gasoline prices. Not only does it affect my fuel costs, it impacts everything I buy that requires transportation. A major reason is we are not drilling for new oil sources ... More...
Funeral services for Lampasas resident Robbie Mae Burrow, 72, were Jan. 14, 2008, at First Baptist Church in Kempner with the Rev. Don Casper officiating. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas. Mrs. Burrow died Jan. 11 at Regal Nursing & Rehab in Lampasas. More...
Lampasas resident Jim Wooldridge, 62, who waived his right to a jury trial, is set to go before a judge Wednesday in a plea and punishment hearing. Action is set in Judge Joe Carroll's 27th District Courtroom. Wooldridge is charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of indecency w... More...
DRIPPING SPRINGS - There was simply no way around it. The Lampasas High School boys' basketball team had to beat Dripping Springs on the road Friday night to maintain its playoff hopes. More...
The report from the Jan. 9 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 1,026 compared to one year ago at 1,120. Feeder steers and heifers $3-$5 lower with some classes up to $7 lower; slaughter cows and bulls steady. More...
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