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September 15, 2009  RSS feed
Animal shelter to open soon
Completion of the Lampasas Animal Shelter on College Street marks the continuation of a collaborative effort between city and county officials to provide a place to house and care for stray and abandoned animals. Kasey Dressel, former animal control officer for the county, is the new animal shelter supervisor under the Lampasas Police Department's authority. More...
Burn ban lifted temporarily
Ban scheduled to resume Thursday at 6 p.m.

The county-wide ban on outdoor burning in unincorporated areas has been lifted until Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. More...

Rainfall relieves drought

Dark clouds brought rain and cooler temperatures throughout Lampasas County late last week. Lampasas received 0.70 inches of rain on Thursday and a total of 1.22 inches through Sunday, according to www.weather.com. The recent rains increased Lampasas' yearly precipitation to 16.87 inches, according to the Web site, compared with 20.35 inches at this point in 2008. More...

 Lifestyles
• article has image Carnley's Corner
The wedding of the century -- at least of my century -- is over, and that has its good and bad points. Not that it wasn't a gorgeous ceremony; it was. But it has been a long year since the engagement of my son, Zach, and his new bride, Courtney. More...
• article has image September wedding set
• Multi-Service Center
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 Editorial
• article has image Forcing health care on Americans
More prescient words were never spoken by a politician than Barack Obama's to the American people Wednesday evening on the issue of health care reform: "I am not the first President to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last. More...
• article has image Political Cartoon
• article has image Obama's celebrity status is failing as president
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 Letters
• National Night Out
Please come join your local law enforcement officers and public safety officials at the 25th National Night Out. More...
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 Deaths
• Mrs. Brooks
Mary Katherine Brooks, 62, of Temple died Sept. 11, 2009, at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple. Funeral services were Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. at Sneed Funeral Chapel in Lampasas. Burial was at Rock Church Cemetery near Rumley. More...
• Mr. Greear
• article has image Mr. Sockel
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 Sports
• article has image Snake bit
Lampasas offense crumbles in second half as Rattlers shut out Badgers 33-0 at Bobcat Stadium
The Badgers got beat at their own game. San Marcos' slot-T offense pummeled Lampasas in the second half of Friday night's game, posting four touchdowns while limiting the Badgers to 18 offensive plays in a 33-0 shutout victory. More...
• LHS falls in four sets at Llano
• Badgers' JV team wins thriller against Rattlers
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