August 11, 2009 / Front Page

Registration continues for LHS; orientations scheduled

Lampasas High School is continuing its new student registration this week for the 2009-2010 school year. Seniors and juniors had registration yesterday. Today, incoming freshmen and sophomores should register from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

Adamsville

The Adamsville Community Center will hold an ice cream and dessert supper and game night on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Participants should bring a dessert and a freezer of ice cream, plus your favorite games. More...

Ag clinic

Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Lampasas County will hold its annual Central Texas Cow/Calf Clinic on Aug. 18 at the Lampasas County Farm Bureau building. Registration is at 8:45 a.m., and the program is at 9 a.m. More...

Lifestyles

Carnley's Corner

She came out of the dressing room as I stood in line waiting for an empty stall. Everyone (except she) could see she needed a little bit more material on the back of her pants. About a size or two would have sufficed. More...

98th birthday is celebrated

Annie Straley celebrated her 98th birthday with a party at Yumm Factory on Aug. 8. Mrs. Straley was born Aug. 9, 1911, in Mt. Vernon, Texas, and moved to Lampasas County in 1931. She married Albert Straley. Mrs. More...

Multi-Service Center

901 S. Live Oak - Lampasas • 556-3858 · FAX: 556-2550 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch is served Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. Lunch reservations may be made by calling 24 hours in advance, 556-3858, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. More...

Letters

Hold City Council accountable

This is the first time I have written a letter to the editor; however, with recent events and decisions by the Lampasas City Council I feel it necessary to speak my mind. I have been a peace officer and firefighter for over 30 years. More...

Deaths

Mrs. Fox

Former Lampasas resident Glenn Irene Fox, 93, of McKinney died Aug. 6, 2009, at Medical Center of McKinney. Graveside services were Aug. 10 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas. Mrs. Fox was born Dec. More...

Sports

Area golfers thrive over summer months

When the school year ended in May, area golfers were just getting started as many Lampasas and Kempner kids spent their summer competing in the West Texas Junior Champions Tour. More...

Final tune-ups

Senior outside hitter Sarah Bishop sets her sights on slipping a spike past a pair of defenders as the Lady Badgers participated in a fourteam scrimmage at Gatesville last Friday. More...

Outdoors With Mat Taylor

More on trip to Tennessee and Fort Donelson battlefield

On the last two days of July and the first of August, we finally received some beneficial rains on our ranch near Kempner. The threeday total came to about 3.3 inches. More...

Sports park funded; civic center, other projects uncertain

Balancing the city of Lampasas' 2009-10 budget may require delays in some capital projects, a change in health insurance plans and a reduction in police staff. More...

Council debates police cut

City manager suggests reducing staff by one officer

The Lampasas City Council is considering eliminating one police officer through attrition in order to balance the city's 2009-10 budget. More...

Former LISD educator dies

Longtime Lampasas Independent School District educator and former principal Glenda Gay Summers died Aug. 6, 2009, at a private care facility in San Antonio. She was 79. A memorial service was Aug. More...

School party

First United Methodist Church of Lampasas will host a Back to School Party Saturday from 5-7 p.m. Free elementary-level school supplies will be available for those in need. More...

Band Parents

The Lampasas High School Band Parents will hold a meet and greet event on Monday at 8 p.m. at the new Lampasas High School band hall on U.S. Highway 281 South. More...

Editorial

Political Cartoon

Full Story

A cure that's worse than the disease

Senate negotiators moved a step closer to a comprehensive health care package last week, but the American public seems increasingly wary of what "reform" might mean. More...

Clink, clank, clunker

You can't make this stuff up. First, the name of the program — Cash for Clunkers. Then the origin, the fountainhead — to wit, the U.S. Congress. More...

Agribusiness

Cattle Auction

The report from the Aug. 5 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 767 compared to 1,182 last week and 878 last year. Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers $2-$3 higher. More...