The 2009 Christmas Home Tour, sponsored by Keystone Square Museum, will be presented Dec. 6 from 1- 5 p.m. Five local homes will be showcased, including the 608 Georgetown Rd. home of Malcolm and Jackie Lee. Tour tickets, at $7 each, are available at the museum, 303 S. More...

Graveside services for Mildred Evelyn Carpenter, 91 of Lometa were Nov. 25, 2009, at Lometa City Cemetery. Ms. Carpenter died Nov. 22 at Regal Nursing & Rehab in Lampasas. She was born Sept. 7, 1918, in Lometa, the daughter of George Thomas and Ella Elizabeth Daugherty Carpenter. More...

In about a 30-minute meeting Monday, the Lampasas County Commissioners Court hired a new county employee and addressed other brief matters. More...

The Badgers put on a show Monday night. Unfortunately for the Lampasas faithful, it was a disappearing act. After leading 42-40 late against Jarrell, the Cougars went on a 6-2 run, which included the game’s final four points, to win 46-44. More...

The Lampasas FFA will sponsor the annual San Saba FFA District Association Swine Show on Dec. 5 at the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Showbarn. More than 130 hogs are expected to be exhibited by 4-H and FFA exhibitors from Burnet, Llano, Mills, McCullough, Lampasas, San Saba and Concho counties. More...

At the beginning of the football season, expectations were low for the Lometa Hornets. One year after losing nine seniors, including six all-district first team members from a squad that went 5-4, it was assumed the Hornets would struggle to be competitive. But there is an old saying about assuming, and it once again rang true. More...