May 5, 2009 / Front Page

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Pre-race tune-up

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...

Hazardous waste event scheduled

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is a free event Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the city's Public Works facility, 201 Brown St. The event is open to residents of Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills and San Saba counties. More...

County holds brief meeting

In a meeting of less than 30 minutes last week, Lampasas County commissioners addressed an agenda that consisted mostly of bids and bid requests. More...

Day of Prayer

A countywide prayer breakfast will be Thursday at 7 a.m. at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 402 S. Key Ave. Speaker will be Jerrell Herron. The event is being held in conjunction with the National Day of Prayer. More...

Dyslexia

The Lampasas Independent School District will hold a program for parents to share information on dyslexia and related reading disorders. The event is slated tonight at 6:30 p.m. More...

Lifestyles

Tractor enthusiasts prepare for Adamsville show, games

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. More...

Proclamation signing

Lampasas Mayor Judy Hetherly, center, signs a proclamation designating May 10-16, 2009, as National Nursing Home Week in Lampasas. More...

Boy Scout fun

More than 250 Coub, family members and friends attended the annual Cub Mobile downhill races at Hanna Springs Intermediate School parking lot. Nine dens were represented, with each den entering a built or refurbished car. More...

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Letters

So much for the 'stimulus'

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...

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Deaths

Mr. Arms

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. More...

Mr. Green

Funeral services for lifelong Lampasas resident Ronald Harris Green, 70, were May 4, 2009, at First Baptist Church with Minister Reid Schaub officiating. Burial followed at Townsen Cemetery. Mr. Green died May 2 at his residence. More...

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Sports

Badger T.O.U.G.H.

Lampasas' football team prepares to turn program around under leadership of new head coach
By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

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. More...

UIL switches stance, reschedules regional track meets

By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

After scrapping the regional track meets, the UIL had second thoughts. It took much collaboration between the UIL, the University of Texas and all 20 of the regional meet hosts but, in the end, the meets were put back on the calendar. More...

Varsity Badgers' 2009 Schedule

August 21 @ Glen Rose (Scrimmage) TBA August 28 vs. Manor September 4 @ Rockdale September 11 @ San Marcos September 18 vs. Gatesville Sweetheart September 25 BYE October 2 @ Hendrickson October 9 vs. More...

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Burn ban lifted until May 15

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. More...

Officials: Stay calm about flu

By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

Despite Texas' 43 confirmed cases of swine flu -- now referred to by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. More...

Elections slated on Saturday

Early voting ends today, and elections are scheduled Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Lampasas and Lometa council seats, Lampasas Independent School District board seats and a Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 local-option election. More...

Good finds

Hundreds of people turned out for the first Citywide Garage Sale of the year recently on the courthouse square where they found a variety of items for sale. More...

Clean-up day

Vision Downtown Lampasas! will host a clean-up in the downtown district on Saturday at 8 a.m. Interested citizens should meet at the courthouse bandstand to form groups. More...

Water quality

Lampasas River has been identified as impaired due to elevated levels of e. coli bacteria, and the development of a watershed protection plan is under way by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board. More...

Editorial

Lincoln's own National Day of Prayer

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. More...

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Biden shows reckless foot-in-mouth disease

It's one thing for cable news to behave irresponsibly. It's quite another for the vice president to do so. Biden could turn out to be more dangerous to Americans than the flu virus.
Linda Chavez

The White House, commendably, seems to be trying to quiet the hysteria building around swine flu, but apparently the vice president didn't get the memo. More...

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News

Number of county septic systems out of compliance

By MAT TAYLOR Special Correspondent

Lampasas County on-site septic systems inspector F.A. More...

Lampasas Police Department: Be alert for scams

Editor's note: The following is the second of a two-part story on how people are falling prey to scammers in a variety of ways. More...

Woman injured in two-vehicle accident

A Lampasas woman and her daughter were transported to Rollins Brook Community Hospital Monday morning after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Third and Howe streets. More...

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Agribusiness

Cattle Auction

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. More...

Salute to Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau -- a grassroots organization for 75 years
By CHARLENE RUZICKA FB Secretary

F arm Bureau was launched in 1933 by farmers and ranchers determined to develop resources that would stand the test of time and develop local leaders from the grassroots up. More...

Farm Bureau board

Members of the Board of Directors of the Lampasas County Farm Bureau for 2009 include, front row from left, John Davis; Walter Ruzicka; Charlene Ruzicka, secretary; Barney Groves, vice president; and Alex Wittenburg; back row from left, More...

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