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January 18th, 2008
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Amid bundles of hay, Lometa youth Ethan Saunders attempts to catch a quick nap after setting up his Angus heifer's accommodations at the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Showbarn last Friday in preparation for Saturday morning's show. Ethan's entry finished as the grand champion heifer. More...

After attending last month to its mayoral vacancy by appointing Mayor Pro Tem David Ivey to the position, the Lometa City Council moved on to address the appointment of both a new mayor pro tem and a council member during its January meeting. More...

Former St. Mary's Episcopal Church rector Jim Carlton Wooldridge, 62, was sentenced to three years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division following a hearing before 27th Judicial District Court Judge Joe Carroll Wednesday afternoon. More...

Following are the top winning recipes in the Lampasas County Food Fair, held recently in conjunction with the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show. Event sponsors are sisters Jan Klose, Becky Isom, Anita Allen and Doretha Bohning. Judy Vann Kennedy served as Food Fair superintendent. More...
Retired Lt. Col. Robert Jean Franks, 75, of Lampasas died Jan. 10, 2008, in a local hospital. Funeral services were Jan. 14 at Briggs-Gamel-Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel in Lampasas. Mr. Franks was born Nov. 4, 1932, in Gatesville, the son of Cody Carlson and Francis Fay Hopson Franks. More...
In recent action in Judge Joe Carroll's 27th District Court, Ruben Vega Jr., 37, had his probation revoked and was remanded to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division for four years for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. He was credited with jail time se... More...
The Lampasas High School boys' soccer team didn't get off to a blazing start, going 0-4 at the Mustang Classic in Marble Falls last weekend. But first-year head coach Greg Porter isn't necessarily worried about the Ws and Ls at this point in the season. More...
The Lometa boys' basketball team picked up two Division II, District 29-1A wins last week to pull into a second-place tie with Eden. The Hornets (16-5 overall, 2-1 in district) are tied with Eden, one game behind district leader Richland Springs. Lometa will play host to third-place Rochelle (2-2... More...