December 4, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Hometown Holidays events to usher in start of Yule season

Lampasans will celebrate the opening of their Christmas season at Hometown Holidays, beginning tonight in historic downtown Lampasas. More...

Filing

Republican and Democratic candidates for a variety of state and county offices have until Jan. 4 to file for ballot placement. Depending on the elected office sought, candidates file with either the state or county party chairman. More...

LISD trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Lampasas Independent School District will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at the District Administration Building for a public hearing on the Academic Excellence Indicator System (the district’s “report card”). More...

Poll

What was the best moment from Lampasas' spring sports season?

Lifestyles

A reason to be thankful

Churches, schools, Lampasas Mission team up to provide holiday meal for 250 local families

Almost 250 local families received free Thanksgiving meals, compliments of Lampasas Mission and area churches and schools. Meals were sorted by size of family: seven or more family members; four to six; and one to three. More...

School Menu

Week of Dec. 7-11

Monday, Dec. 7 BREAKFAST: Waffles/maple syrup, fruit juice and milk. LUNCH: Pizza, Italian vegetables, orange wedges, sugar cookie and milk. Tuesday, Dec. 8 BREAKFAST: Cinnamon roll, ham slice, fruit juice and milk. More...

LMS bands plan Dec. 15 Yule concert

Lampasas Middle School bands will perform Christmas music at the Dec. 15 concert at 7 p.m. at Bozarth-Fowler Gym. The sixth-grade beginning band will start the music, followed by a combined band performance of the seventh- and eighth-grade bands. More...

News

Law Enforcement Report

The following arrests were reported by law enforcement officials. Nov. 29 -- Todd Tyrone Miller, 45, of Lampasas for assault by contact/ family violence. He posted bond Tuesday and was released from the Lampasas County Jail. Nov. 28 More...

Grand Jury

The Lampasas County grand jury handed down eight indictments in its most recent term. More...

Water line work is postponed

Due to expected rain, Kempner Water Supply Corporation postponed to January the line work scheduled for earlier this week. City of Lampasas officials had requested voluntary water conservation measures during the line work. More...

Agribusiness

FSA County Committee elections under way

The 2009 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections are under way, and ballots have been mailed to eligible voters. Monday is the deadline for eligible voters to return ballots to their local FSA offices. More...

Lometa Reporter

Trustees to discuss proposed bond issue

Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the school library to discuss the agenda. 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, Dec. More...

School Menu

For week of Dec. 7-11

Monday, Dec. 7 BREAKFAST: Oatmeal or cereal, graham crackers, fruit juice and milk. LUNCH: Burrito, refried beans, Spanish rice, mixed fruit and milk. Option: salad bar. Snack bar: cheeseburger. Tuesday, Dec. More...

Up in the air

Lometa Hornet Dalton Parsons takes to the air to drop one in the basket in the Hornet’s recent win against the Evant Elks. See a complete story and photos on pages 7A-8A. More...

Hood to run for JP slot

Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Sheila Hood has announced she will run for re-election. More...

Project Grad

Lampasas High School’s Project Graduation for the Class of 2010 will raise funds Saturday at Copperas Cove’s Applebee’s with an all-you-can-eat flapjack breakfast from 7:30-11:30 a.m. More...

Food Fair

The Lampasas County Food Fair is Jan. 8 at the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Showbarn. Entry forms and rules and regulations are available on the 4-H Web site, www.lampasas-tc./ tamu.edu or at the Lampasas County Extension office. More...

 

Deaths

Ms. Head

Longtime teacher Eleanor Head, 95, of Lampasas died Dec. 1, 2009, at her residence. Funeral services are Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with Pastor George Lumpkin officiating. Burial will follow at Lometa City Cemetery. Ms. More...

Mrs. Hughes

Alice Amanda Vernor Hughes died Nov. 27, 2009, at age 89. Graveside services are Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas. Mrs. Hughes was born in Lampasas, the daughter of Harvey Dimmitt and Audrey Ollie Barber Vernor. More...

Mrs. Smith

Oakalla resident Lila Mae Petty Smith, 75, died Nov. 27, 2009, at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple. Funeral services were Dec. 3 at Sneed Funeral Chapel in Lampasas with Minister Elvis Fisher officiating. More...

Sports

Fouls, turnovers bury Badgers

It was simply too much for any team to overcome. Plagued by foul troubles and cursed by their own miscues, the Badgers were fighting an uphill battle in the second half against St. Stephens Tuesday evening. It was one they would not win. More...

LMS falls by five points to Copperas Cove Lee

The Badgers’ eighth-grade Blue team made a giant leap in the right direction. More...

Why leadership is everything

This article was taken from the 2009 November issue of Texas Coach and was written by Steve Collazo of Beaumont Kelly High School. More...