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August 14, 2009  RSS feed
Soaking up the fun
With dog Destiny behind her, Jordan Boles splashes through a puddle at Eighth and Chestnut streets during a Wednesday afternoon rain shower. Scott Bartts, left, and Brandon Loving also took advantage of the opportunity to seek some relief from the heat. Please see related photo, page 13. More...
Board approves pay increase, shares concerns of later funding
By LISA CARNLEY Staff Writer

Though members of the Lampasas Independent School District Board of Trustees support an increase in teachers' pay, their concern is where the funds will come from after two years when stimulus money isn't available, leaving the LISD to pick up the additional cost of salaries. More...

Trustees support college campus
By LISA CARNLEY Staff Writer

Lampasas moved a step closer to making a college campus in the community a reality with the approval Monday night of a letter of commitment and a $50,000 contribution over the next two years from the Lampasas Independent School District. More...

 Lifestyles
• Scholarship opportunities offered to college freshmen
The Texas Wildlife Association Foundation and the San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc. are offering four $10,000 Natural Resource Excellence in Education Scholarships in fall 2009. More...
• Ceremony commemorating Battle of Medina on tap
• article has image Flames drill teams finish camp, earn awards
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 Deaths
• article has image Mrs. Delacruz
Funeral Mass for Angelina A. Delacruz, 81, of Lampasas is Aug. 14, 2009, at 10 a.m. at St, Mary's Catholic Church in Lampasas with Father Pedro Castillo officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Delacruz died Aug. 10 at Rollins Brook Community Hospital. More...
• article has image Mrs. Gilstrap
• article has image Mr. Rogers
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 News
• article has image Former Lampasan aims to unseat U.S. congressman
Former Lampasan Joe "Jody" Petronis III, a Travis County resident, plans to challenge incumbent Congressman Michael McCaul in the March 2010 Republican Party primary for the District 10 U.S. House of Representatives seat. More...
• CTC opens walk-in registration
• Law Enforcement Report
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 Sports
• article has image Lady Badgers start strong
LHS wins home and road openers in straight sets to erase memories of last season's 0-10 district record
Lady Badgers' head coach Beth Rutland is always up for talking about her team, but after Tuesday night's road victory over Shoemaker that kept Lampasas' early unblemished record intact, she needed a second to recover before beginning. More...
• article has image Badgers' QB battle still up in the air
• Varsity Badgers' 2009 Schedule
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 Agribusiness
• NRCS announces sign-up for stewardship program
Natural Resources Conservation Service state conservationist Don Gohmert said sign-up for the new Conservation Stewardship Program to assist agricultural and forestry producers is under way. CSP is a new program authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill. More...
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 Lometa Reporter
• Lometa ISD to consider 2009-10 tax rate, budget
The Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the school library for a presentation of the proposed budget and tax rate for 2009-10. Also, trustees will be given a district safety report, and consider an adjunct faculty member. More...
• Summers earns nursing degree
• School supply list released for 2009-2010
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