October 30, 2009 / Front Page

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Hitting the ball

Lampasas High School senior volleyball player Sarah Bishop led her team during the regular-season finale win against Killeen. LHS is tied with Marble Falls and will play the Lady Mustangs tonight for the right to advance to the playoffs. More...

Special election polls open Tuesday

Where to vote • Precinct 1: Clear Creek Baptist Church, Kempner. • Precincts 2, 3 and 4: First United Methodist Church, Lampasas. • Precinct 5: Adamsville Community Center. • Precinct 6: Nix Community Center. More...

City approves sidewalk work near county office building

$50,000 budgeted for project on Pecan Street
By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

The Lampasas City Council on Monday voted 7- 0 to spend as much as $50,000 to replace portions of the Pecan Street sidewalk near the Lampasas County Office Building. The council also voted to waive the city's bidding requirement for the project. More...

Reset clocks

The hour of sleep lost last spring can be recaptured Sunday when daylight saving time comes to an end. Standard time officially will begin at 2 a.m. that day. More...

LISD trustees

The Lampasas Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at the District Administration Building. Superintendent Randy Hoyer will update trustees on campuses and latest enrollment numbers. More...

Lifestyles

Colorado River CattleWomen

Above: Several members of Colorado River CattleWomen attended a recent convention in Wichita Falls where they hosted a reception for Tina Loeffler, incoming state president. Pictured are, from left, Nina Herreen, Mrs. More...

Pierians hear Boys & Girls Club program

The GFWC/TFWC Pierian Club met recently at the home of Johnnie Ewing. Co-hostesses were Bennie Bulloch and Nina Lee Rasmussen. A program on the Boys and Girls Club was presented by board member J.W. Hutcherson and unit director Michael Blount. More...

Births

Son for Brewers Marshal and Haylee Brewer of Spring Branch are the parents of a son, Brayden Lee, born Sept. 22, 2009, at 10:16 a.m. at San Antonio. At birth, Brayden weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches in length. More...

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News

District Court

Adam Blake Hobill, 30, of Copperas Cove received two four-year sentences in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division in recent 27th District Court action with Judge Joe Carroll presiding. More...

Bumper crop

Carolyn Brown works to remove persimmons from a tree heavy with the fruit at Boone's RV Park on U.S. Highway 281 South. Mrs. Brown said the tree was planted by her father in the early 1960s and continues to bear fruit each year. More...

Deadline for ag recognition extended

Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced applications for this year's Family Land Heritage Program will be accepted until Dec. 15. More...

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Agribusiness

Predator control program on tap

Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Lampasas, Burnet, and Llano counties will present a Predator Awareness Workshop beginning with registration at 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 10 at the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show Barn at the intersection of U.S. More...

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Lometa Reporter

School agrees to work with Crime Stoppers

The Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees met earlier this month to hear a presentation by Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers, and Superintendent David Rice signed a memorandum of agreement with the organization for its Safe School Pro More...

Lometa woman helps set Guinness world record

Members of Chisholm Trail Chorus of Sweet Adelines International helped set the Guinness world record on Oct. 24 for largest singing lesson. More...

School Menu

For week of Nov. 2-6

Monday, Nov. 2 BREAKFAST: Cinnamon roll, cereal, fruit juice and milk. LUNCH: Chicken tenders/gravy, roll, mashed potatoes, green beans, mixed fruit and milk. Option: salad bar. Snack bar: cheeseburger. Tuesday, Nov. More...

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Lady Badgers' season ends with straight-set loss (25-20, 25-22, 25-18) to Marble Falls

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Killeen narrowly avoids defeat, beats Badgers 21-17

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Lometa improves to 2-0 in district with 60-point shutout victory against Buckholts.

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Cox to seek re-election

Jack B. Cox, Lampasas County commissioner for Precinct 4, has announced he will seek re-election. He indicated he will file in December and will seek the Republican nomination for the seat. The GOP primary is in March. More...

Halloween weekend activities

Several events are planned in Lampasas for youngsters and adults during Halloween weekend. The third annual haunted house and trunk or treat will be tonight at the former Lampasas Wal-Mart building at Santa Fe Square. More...

Senior event

Senior citizens are invited to a day filled with information about resources and services available to seniors and the general public on Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Holiday House, 908 E. Fourth St. There will be 42 vendors on hand. More...

Park movie

The city of Lampasas' Parks and Recreation Department will offer its next Movie in the Park on Nov. 7 beginning at 5:45 p.m. at the Ruth Eakin Outdoor Theatre in W.M. Brook Park. The family movie, "Monsters vs. Aliens" will be shown. More...

Deaths

Mr. Berry

Toby Shane Berry, 27, of Lampasas died Oct. 26, 2009, in a work-related accident in San Antonio. Funeral services are Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. at Grace Fellowship with the Rev. Paul Kenley officiating. More...

Mrs. Bowman

Lampasas resident Mary Jane Bowman, 91, died Oct. 27, 2009, at Rollins Brook Community Hospital. Funeral services are Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. George Lumpkin officiating. More...

Mr. Turner

Edward "Ed" A. Turner of Lampasas died Oct. 14, 2009, at South Austin Hospital. He was 49. A memorial service was Oct. 16 in the field at Living Hope Church on FM 2657. The body was cre- mated. Mr. Turner was born Nov. More...

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Sports

Rallying together

It took five sets, but the Lady Badgers earned a critical victory over Killeen to set up play-in match tonight
By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

The Lady Badgers have developed a flair for the dramatic. With a 1-7 record through the first eight games of the district schedule, the team's playoff aspirations were almost completely out of reach. More...

Play-in match tonight

The Lady Badgers will face Marble Falls at Burnet High School tonight at 8 p.m. The winner earns the district's final playoff spot. More...

LMS football heads down home stretch of schedule

By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

The Lampasas Middle School seventh-grade Blue team defeated Westridge Monday 24-19 to improve to 5-2 on the year. More...

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