September 4, 2009 / Front Page

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Living history

A large crowd was on hand last week to celebrate completion of a new mural painted on the side of the Lampasas Hardware and Contractor Supply building. More...

Lometa ISD approves budget

By CHERI JAY-WIENECKE Special Correspondent

Topping the agenda of last week's Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting was a hearing for the district's budget and tax rate. More...

Letter to Mom

Editor's note: Following are some excerpts from a letter Sonja Morris wrote to her mother just over six years after Rose Denson's death in an automobile wreck caused by a drunk driver. Mrs. More...

Lifestyles

O'Hair-Bumpus

Vows exchanged in Mexico

Jaci O'Hair and Ron Bumpus, both of Lampasas, exchanged wedding vows in an April 23, 2009, ceremony on the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The couple were married in the afternoon at Iberostar Paraiso Beach Resort. More...

Democratic Women plan annual Labor Day Picnic

The ninth annual Democratic Labor Day Picnic, sponsored by the Democratic Women's Association of Lampasas, will be Monday at the pavilion at the Hancock Park Golf Course, adjacent to the Hancock Springs Free-Flow Swimming Pool, off U.S. More...

School Menu

Week of Sept. 7-11

Monday, Sept. 7 Labor Day holiday Tuesday, Sept. 8 BREAKFAST: Scrambled egg, biscuit/jelly, fruit juice and milk. LUNCH: Taco salad/salsa, seasoned beans, cantealoupe, cornbread and milk. Wednesday, Sept. More...

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Sports

Welcome home

Lampasas rallies from first-set defeat, christens new home gym with 3-1 win over Rogers
By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

After feeling like guests in their own house for the past week, the Lady Badgers finally feel at home. More...

LHS names Chris Munoz new head softball coach

Just months after receiving the District 25-4A 2009 softball coach of the year award, Chris Gaffney stepped down from his position at Lampasas High School. More...

How sweet it is!

Last Friday night made me proud to be a resident of Lampasas. It was so exciting to see the fans and players have enthusiasm and pride for the Badgers. It was a beautiful night with football in the air. More...

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Lometa Reporter

Hornets shut out Covington with 46-point win

By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

It happened just like Wendell Bradley expected. Almost everything went the Hornets' way in their seasonopening 46-point shutout victory at home over Covington last Friday. 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. Monday, Sept. More...

School Menu

For week of Sept. 7-11

Monday, Sept. 7 Labor Day holiday Tuesday, Sept. 8 BREAKFAST: Cereal, graham cracker, fruit juice and milk. LUNCH: Chicken nuggets, mashed potato, peas, biscuit, peaches and milk. Option: salad bar. Snack bar: tacos. Wednesday, Sept. More...

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Lampasas falls 7-6 to Rockdale

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Lometa football game rescheduled due to storm

Hornets to play Saturday road game in Zephyr at 10 a.m.

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Lampasas awarded $100,000 to establish college campus

By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

The Texas Department of Agriculture will give a $100,000 grant for a Lampasas higher education center that will offer vocational training and the opportunity to graduate from high school with an associate's degree. More...

A sobering reality

As Labor Day nears, Lampasas woman hopes people won't drink and drive
By LISA CARNLEY Staff Writer

It was Sept. 2, 1995, near dark, and on this Labor Day weekend the destinies of two families were about to become forever entwined and forever changed. Sonja Morris and her 2-year-old daughter Madison, along with Mrs. More...

News

Thanks from Kempner

U.S. Army Spec. Wendy Lipinski received a certificate of appreciation from Kempner Mayor Gene Isenhour for her watercolor painting of an oak tree that was adopted by Kempner City Council as the city's official symbol. More...

Laying the groundwork

Miguel Arreaga of Guyco Inc. surveys the site of the Lampasas County Office Building addition, which will be built on Pecan Street. More...

Kempner OKs annexation ordinance

By MAT TAYLOR Special Correspondent

The city of Kempner is now seven acres larger. This comes after the Kempner City Council approved second reading of an annexation ordinance last week for property donated for the Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park. More...

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Agribusiness

Pesticide license exams offered

Texas Department of Agriculture offers pesticide applicator license exams at the Stephen F. Austin Building at 17th and Congress in Austin on the first Tuesday of each month from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. More...

Applications for farm loans are being accepted

Applications for emergency farm loans for damages and losses caused by hail, high winds and lightning that occurred April 24 or Feb. 10-11 are being accepted at the Farm Service Agency office in Hamilton County. More...

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