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Fort Hood shootings, swine flu dominate second half of year

Many news events graced the pages of the Lampasas Dispatch Record during 2000. A sampling of the major happenings for the second half of the year follows. JULY More...

Poll

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

Lifestyles

Carnley's Corner

Planes, trains and automobiles
Lisa Carnley

I have used varied methods of transportation for long trips, including car, bus, train and airplane. The car is too restricting. More...

Donation

Lampasas Mission was the recipient of a $6,000 grant from Wal-Mart after raising funds during a recent Halloween event. More...

Parents encouraged to help teens develop good habits for new year

The most important New Year’s resolution for millions of children could be losing all those excess pounds. More...

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Letters

Rude treatment

I have lived in Lampasas all my life, and for the most part people here are polite and kind. That was not the case, however, on Dec. 28. More...

Support for LAFTA

I am writing you today to ask you to make a donation on behalf of Lampasas Association for the Arts. Now, I know you’ve had a tough year, as have we all. However, here are some reasons you should think about donating to LAFTA. More...

Christmas photo and a little humor

A great photo and a little humor. The photo is of a red-headed woodpecker that seemed to be not enjoying our recent snow. It was taken by Sharon (Mrs. Ted) Newsom and used on her Christmas cards. More...

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Sports

Swatted in San Antonio

Lady Badgers struggle to hit shots in AT&T Center and fall to Llano 37-31 in final non-district game
By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

On the home floor of the San Antonio Spurs, the Lady Badgers accomplished something no NBA team has ever done. They completed a five-game road trip in three days. More importantly, they finished with a winning record. More...

LHS Basketball Games Tonight

Freshman Boys vs. Vandergrift 5:15 p.m. @ Bozarth- Fowler Gymnasium Freshman Girls vs. Hutto 5:15 p.m. @ LHS JV Girls vs. Hutto 5:30 p.m. @ LHS JV Boys vs. Vandergrift 6:45 p.m. More...

Jan. 5 Honorary Coach

“She got onto us in the classroom much as Coach Harrelson did on court to make us better people, and I love her for it." - Jonathan VanLiew, class of ‘09

Honorary Coach for Jan. 5 is Elaine Beer, LHS teacher of Spanish II, Spanish III and Pre-AP Spanish. She was nominated by Jonathan VanLiew, Class of 2009. More...

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Taking shape

Construction efforts continue on the Lampasas County Office Building addition on Pecan Street, as crews work on the metal beams for the two-story structure’s walls. More...

Tax-relief law takes effect

By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

A law to exempt nearly 40,000 small businesses from the state’s franchise, or “margins,” tax took effect Friday. House Bill 4765, which Gov. More...

 

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Recommended reading

Linda Chavez

If your friends and family are like mine, you’ve received at least one of those handy bookstore gift cards under the tree, so here are some ideas on how you might spend them. It’s an eclectic list, and not all the books are new. More...

Terrorism wins again

William Murchison

Here’s what we can look for as the federal government implements new rules meant to thwart the likes of Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalib, the would-be pants bomber: · Sharp drop-offs in beverage sales as passengers find themselves barred from res More...

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Deaths

Mr. Hendrix

Henry Hoffmann Hendrix, 92, died Dec. 31, 2009. Funeral services were Jan. 4 at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home in Pflugerville. Burial was at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery. Mr. Hendrix was born Oct. 25, 1917, the son of T.C. More...

Mr. Grimes

Graveside services for Glenn Edward Grimes, 89, of Lampasas are Jan. 6, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Murphree Cemetery near Evant. Minister Reid Schaub will officiate. Mr. Grimes died Dec. 30 at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple. More...

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News

Men unhurt in Kempner collision

A two-vehicle accident Thursday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 190 and Farm-to-Market Road 2313 in Kempner did not cause significant injuries. More...

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