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It's Fiesta time -- Spring Ho style

By LISA CARNLEY Staff Writer
Residents are preparing for an onslaught of visitors when the 38th annual Spring Ho Festival kicks off Monday with some new events and lots of old favorites. This year's version promises a week's worth of activities to keep everyone busy. More...

Luncheon held to honor Sid Wieser

For decades, odds have been that if a major civic project proceeded in or around Lampasas, Sid Wieser helped lead the effort. More...

Poll

Should the city of Lampasas extend sewer service to the Hoffpauir Addition?

Lifestyles

LMS students learn how to become a 'real' American

The best way to become a "real American," according to Washington, D.C., guide Brooks Breece, is to take a tour with him of the nation's Capital and pay tribute to the heroes who fought and died for the country. More...

Classics to gather, have weenie roast

Classics at the Classic will celebrate July 4 with a gathering at Storm's Drive-in's back parking lot at 7 p.m. Scott and Sharon Carrigan will sponsor a weenie roast, and everyone is invited to show off their classic vehicles. More...

Class Reunions

1954 The Lampasas High School Class of 1954 will hold its 55th reunion at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on July 11 beginning at noon. For more information, contact Wilda Mullins at 556-6086. More...

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Sports

2009 Badger Soccer Camp

Photos by Clay Whittington

Attendees play keep away from one another while trying to avoid the hoops stuck in the ground used to mimick defenders. More...

Badgers wrap up 7-on-7 season

The varsity Badgers went 1-12 during their five-week stint in the Hill Country Passing League, but that does not mean the 7-on-7 season was unsuccessful. More...

Active Citizenship

Having been in education for 28 years, I tend to collect ideas and information from different sources. More...

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Memorable trip

Lampasas Middle School students and chaperons recently completed a trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City. Many of the sites they visited in the nation's Capital were memorable. More...

City park topic of Kempner meeting

By MAT TAYLOR Special Correspondent

The Sylvia Tucker Memorial City Park was the main topic of discussion at the recent Kempner City Council meeting. More...

 

Deaths

Castaneda infant

Serenity Love Castaneda, infant daughter of Bianca Olivarez and Max Castaneda Jr. of Lampasas, died June 26, 2009, at St. David's Hospital in Georgetown. More...

Mr. Swinney

Johnnie Glen Swinney, 63, of Lometa died June 30, 2009, at Temple Living Center. Funeral services were July 2 at Lometa United Methodist Church with Pastor Celia Kitchens officiating. Burial was at Lometa City Cemetery. Mr. Swinney was born Dec. More...

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News

Woman, unborn child die in collision

An accident Tuesday night about 10 miles northeast of Hamilton took the life of a Lampasas teen and her unborn child, according to information from the Texas Department of Public Safety office in Lampasas. More...

Burn ban reinstated

County Judge Wayne Boultinghouse on Monday reinstated for 10 days the county's ban on outdoor burning in unincorporated areas. The emergency burn ban will be reviewed Wednesday. More...

Man sentenced to TDC on two charges

In recent 27th District Court action with Judge Joe Carroll presiding, Michael Joseph Schoolcraft, 46, of Kempner received two years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division for bail jumping and a failure to appear felony More...

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Agribusiness

Nominations continue for committees

The Lampasas-Burnet County Farm Service Agency office will accept farmer and rancher candidate nominations for local FSA county committees through Aug. 3. Elections will be held in the fall. More...

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Lometa Reporter

L-M Garden Club officers elected

L-M Garden and Civic Club members met recently to honor Sabrina McKenzie at the end of her two-year term, and to welcome Susan Stone as the new president, along with other new officers. More...

Cemetery association collecting annual dues

The Lometa Cemetery Association Board is updating cemetery records to ensure assigned plots (used and unused) are on record. More...

Lometa Senior Center

111 N. W. Railway St. • 752-3693 • 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Reservations for lunches must be made a day ahead and before noon. No lunch served on Fridays. More...

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