Lampasas Pack 100 Cub Scouts participated in their annual Cubmobile Races recently. Here, Cubmaster Greg Henderson, right, and Jared Koppes prepare first-year Cub Scout Braxton Sloan for his initial downhill race. See related photos, page 2. More...
County Judge Wayne Boultinghouse has extended the lifting of the county's ban on outdoor burning until May 15. Outdoor burning will be allowed until noon on that day.
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Despite Texas' 43 confirmed cases of swine flu -- now referred to by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as "Influenza A (H1N1)" -- medical and emergency management professionals insist citizens do not need to panic. More...
Antique tractor enthusiasts from the local area and from as far away as Houston are expected to display equipment at the Adamsville Tractor Show & Games set Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Some of the equipment anticipated includes old John Deere tractors, International Harvesters, Minneapolis Molines, Rumleys and an Oil King, among others. More...
This Thursday will mark the 58th annual National Day of Prayer observance. It is a time in which people in communities across the United States will pray for our local, state and national elected officials. One need look only as far as our states and federal government to see what a predicament we are in as a nation. Many states are operating at a deficit. More...
If you are a retiree, you recently received an "increase" in your retired pay from the Kenyan's administration. If you looked closely, though, you found that it was simply a reduction in your tax withholding. More...
Funeral services for Marvin Arms, 65, were April 24, 2009, at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Bertram with Daryl Johnston officiating. Burial was at Bear Creek Cemetery with Masons as pallbearers. Mr. Arms died April 21. He was born Aug. 26, 1943, in Lampasas, the son of J.D. and Vestine Annie Lynch Arms. More...
Lampasas County on-site septic systems inspector F.A. Taylor said there are more than 500 aerobic septic systems in the county, and a recent review indicated that maintenance contracts on over 300 of these have expired and are in non-compliance with state and county rules. More...
Lampasas' football team prepares to turn program around under leadership of new head coach
On his first day as Lampasas' new head football coach, Joey McQueen arrived at the high school campus with a brand new, shiny steel trash can in hand. He had to clean his locker room of all its clutter. But the coach was not looking to pick up debris left from previous workouts. There was no athletic tape on the floor or little paper water cups crumpled in the corners. More...
The report from the April 29 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 179, compared to last week at 406 and last year at 543. Feeder steers: medium and large 1: 400-500 lb., $108-$115; 500- 600 lb., $103-$110. More...
Elections slated on Saturday
