Lampasas High School junior Kirby Kennedy took home first place and a $4,000 scholarship as winner of Saturday’s Free Enterprise Speech Contest at the 76th annual Texas Farm Bureau State Convention. Kirby, 17, the daughter of Terry and Angela Kennedy, and Judy and Mike Hail, all of Lampasas, topped 11 other speakers from across Texas in the annual contest. More...

Hyae K. Deavers, 65, of Lampasas died Dec. 7, 2009, at Heart Hospital of Austin. Funeral services are Dec. 11 at 9:15 a.m. at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio with Pastor George Lumpkin officiating. A memorial service is set Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Lampasas. More...

USDA Rural Development has announced its allocation for direct single-family loans for fiscal year 2010. Due to an increased level of funding as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, USDA Rural Development in Texas has more than $130 million in direct funding available to help families achieve the dream of home ownership. More...

The Lady Badgers wanted to rebound from a disappointing loss. Instead, they got a letdown. After leading by five points late in the third quarter, Lampasas watched the Faith Academy Lady Flames secure a 35-27 road victory by going on a 16-3 run to close out the contest. More...

The Lady Hornets had an extremely busy week. In the span of five days, Lometa’s varsity girls’ basketball team played four games, including three in three days at the Rising Star tournament. Despite splitting the contests 2-2, the victories improved the Lady Hornets' record to 3-5 after a sluggish 1-3 start to the season. More...