Man's probation revoked
      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...
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CTC offers scholarships; application deadline March 31
      Central Texas College Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2008-09 academic year. Interested students have until March 31 to apply for any of the more than 120 endowed scholarships totaling more than $2.6 million available. Scholarship opportunities are based on financial need...
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Officials release recent list of arrests
      The following arrests have been reported by law enforcement officials. Jan. 16 -- Crystal Raquel Spurck, 17, of Lampasas for possession of a controlled substance under 28 grams. She was still in the Lampasas County Jail as of press time Thursday morning.
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Playing chicken
      This broiler put up a bit of a fight before judging began on the first night of the 2008 Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show.
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Lather, rinse, repeat
      Lee Loeffler gussies up one of his market hogs in preparation for the annual youth livestock show last week. Loeffler's two children were happy to observe the dirty work, but they took control of the animals in the ring.
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Summer study program offered
      DiversityAbroad.com and AIFS announce the creation of the DiversityAbroad.com summer scholarship sponsored by the American Institute for Foreign Study, offering $10,000 in scholarships to deserving, underrepresented students.
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