Twenty years ago, Charles Lancaster -- and most state plant experts -- knew almost nothing about the leafy green grass growing in bunches on the edge of his wheat field by Lucy Creek. Now, Lancaster and his wife Sue have made a name for themselves and for their forage by selling Texas Sue, their o... More...
The Lampasas County Commissioners Court and the Lampasas City Council on Monday agreed to share the cost of a new animal control facility, expected to cost about $300,000.
The facility, which will hold animals impounded in the county, likely will be located near the city's wastewater treatment pl... More...
When she retires as postmaster at the Kempner Post Office, Penne Reagey will miss sorting the mail. She will miss the town she has known for 15 years. Most of all, she will miss the people. When Ms. Reagey completes her 26-year career with the United States Postal Service April 4, she plans to r... More...
James Best, Lampasas Middle School seventh-grade Texas history teacher, spoke to the GFWC/ TFWC 36 Club March 13 in the home of Bea Hohman. Best discussed the three navies of Texas. Government officials in Washington-on-the-Brazos established an official Texas Navy, the first navy. More...
There is perhaps one advantage worth noting in having a long, looong presidential campaign: You get to see the candidates react to a variety of circumstances. Though, from Barack Obama's angle, that's not precisely an advantage. More...
Last May, this newspaper published a letter I had written informing your readers about an incident I suffered on April 22, 2007. I'm the fellow who the Lampasas County Sheriff's Department S.W.A.T. team called on the phone, informing me that my laundromat was on fire and then assaulted me on my dr... More...
Burnet resident Jessie Estis Ferguson died March 23, 2008, in Georgetown. She was 92. Graveside services are March 25 at 2 p.m. at Burnet City Cemetery with Brother Rob Moore officiating. Mrs. Ferguson was born Feb. 28, 1916, in Clyde, to Henry and Rosa Lee Castleberry Appleton. More...
Attention to safety can prevent nearly all cooking fires. Cooking was involved in an estimated 146,400 home structure fires in the United States in 2005, according to a National Fire Protection Association report released recently. More...
PFLUGERVILLE - The Lampasas High School baseball team followed Wednesday's nearupset at Austin Lake Travis with an 8-7 road upset of Pflugerville Connally on Thursday. The Badgers, who had Lake Travis on the ropes before a seventh inning rally resulted in a 3-2 Cavaliers' win, got strong pitchin... More...
Farm Bureau is an independent organization of farm and ranch families who have joined to solve their problems through united action. Polices that guide the organization originate at the grassroots level with each member given an opportunity to participate. Policies are adopted after discussion and... More...
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