Anyone driving on Key Avenue Tuesday afternoon had the opportunity to see Santa on horseback. The
jolly old elf was ringing his jingle bells and shouting “Merry Christmas” to all passers-by. More...
December sales tax allocations to Lampasas and Lometa brought good tidings for those cities, as they were among the few in the Central Texas area to show growth this month.
Copperas Cove and Evant were the only cities in the neighboring counties to post a sales tax gain this period. More...
On a chilly night, musicians sat in a circle, strumming old country songs, alternating solos and occasionally trading jokes. The “jam session” was nothing fancy -- and that’s just the way the participants like it. More...
Oran Milo Roberts Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas held its annual Christmas dinner on Dec. 7 at the Hancock Springs Hostess House with invited guests.
President Diane Davis welcomed members and guests, and chaplain June Davis gave the invocation and introduced Lisa and Tommy Cannon, new managers of the Hostess House. More...
A 4-year-old Lampasas boy was injured Saturday afternoon when he ran in front of a pickup.
Armando Rosales Jr. ran from his home at 904 S. Walnut St. across the road toward Taco Bell about 12:30 p.m., said Lampasas Police Department patrol officer Lowell Wright, who prepared the incident report. More...
Vickie McQueen aims to shed light in an upcoming book on bittersweet lifestyle of being a coach’s wife
Joey and Vickie McQueen are on the same page, both literally and figuratively.
And it’s been that way for years.
Back in 1989, the coach’s wife began chronicling the couple’s adventures -- and misadventures -- as they jumped from one small Texas town to another. More...
The Hornets are operating like a well-oiled machine.
Lometa got off to a fast start by winning its first four games of the basketball season before hitting a small speed bump at the Rising Star tournament several weeks ago, where the team lost by four points in the championship round to De Leon. More...