January 1, 2010 / Front Page

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Variety of stories highlight first half of year

A variety of stories highlighted the front page of the Lampasas Dispatch Record over the past 12 months. Excerpts from the top events in the first half of 2009 follow. JANUARY More...

Lifestyles

Jello jumper

Pastor George Lumpkin of First United Methodist Church fulfills a promise to jump into a vat of Jello if his congregation collected 1,500 pounds of food to be donated to Lampasas Mission by Dec. 2. More...

Mandatory clean-up event set

The annual Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show clean-up is Monday starting at 4 p.m. This is a mandatory activity for all livestock show participants. More...

Band Parents

Lampasas High School Band Parents will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the high school band hall. All parents of LHS band students are invited to attend. More...

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Sports

Finding a silver lining

Lampasas goes 3-1 at Gatesville tournament to win bracket; Prescott named to all-tournament team
By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

The Lady Badgers were down, but they were not out. More...

Realignment

Every two years, the excitement of realignment travels throughout schools in the state of Texas. More...

Badgers struggle to shake off holiday rust at Cameron Yoe tournament

By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

Like most, the Badgers suffered through a holiday hangover. After winning four consecutive games before Christmas, Lampasas simply could not get back into the swing of things when it traveled to the Cameron Yoe tournament. More...

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County plans policy changes

By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

The Lampasas County Commissioners Court will consider tightening limits on the amount of paid time an employee may draw from the county’s sick leave pool. More...

Polar opposites

Snow clings to a prickly pear cactus north of Adamsville in northern Lampasas County Tuesday afternoon. More...

Deaths

Mrs. Ellenburg

Frankie Nell White Ellenburg, 90, of Hamilton died Dec. 29, 2009, at her residence. Funeral services are Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. at Hamilton First United Methodist Church. Visitation begins at noon at the church. Burial will follow at Toliver Cemetery. More...

Mrs. Hood

Funeral services for Otha L. Hood, 94, of Lampasas are Jan. 2, 2010, at Sneed Funeral Chapel in Lampasas. Burial will be at Gillum Cemetery near Oakalla. Mrs. Hood died Dec. 29 at Regal Nursing & Rehab. She was born Dec. More...

Mrs. Mayon

Services will be held Jan. 2, 2010, in Cleveland, Texas, for former Lometa resident Jeanna Mayon, 35, of Central Point, Ore. Mrs. Mayon died Dec. 25, 2009, in Central Point. She was born May 28, 1974, in Houston. Mrs. More...

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Agribusiness

USDA program to aid farmers

The new Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment program provides loss assistance payments to eligible dairy producers to help stabilize their operations during tough economic times. More...

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Lometa Reporter

White Christmas

Lometa residents experienced what many Texans only dream about during the holiday season: a white Christmas. Snow blanketed parts of the county changing dry, brown fields into what looked like a layer of cotton. More...

Play time

This ferret looked confused while outside next to a small snowman built in Lometa recently. The white stuff began to melt almost as quickly as it came down over the Christmas break. More...

Town hall meeting set Jan. 18

A county town hall meeting will be Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Lometa Independent School District cafetorium to discuss the feasibility of a bond election. More...

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