Lampasan Juverna Bogard has been nurturing her lemon tree for the past 10-plus years, and it really bore fruit this last season. She harvested 164 lemons, her best crop to date. The tree, near 7 feet tall, still has a handful of lemons growing. Most she has harvested are about the size of an orange. More...

Kempner resident Helen Louise Ray, 83, died Jan. 3, 2010, at Rollins Brook Community Hospital in Lampasas. Graveside services were Jan. 6 at Kempner City Cemetery with Minister Reid Schaub officiating. Mrs. Ray was born Jan. 5, 1926, the daughter of Dave and Olive Bowers Goodman. She married Marvin Ray on Sept. 19, 1942, in Lampasas County. More...

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has released $117.4 million in energy assistance funds designed to help low-income Texans pay their energy bills while providing the consumer education and case management needed to reduce their dependence on future government assistance. More...

First a fight broke out in the stands. Then one broke out on the court. With a little over a minute remaining in the third quarter as the Badgers hosted Leander Vandergrift, a skirmish erupted in the stands just behind the home team’s bench. More...

The Saratoga Underground Water Conservation District will meet Monday at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the U.S. Drought Monitor and approval of the water district’s annual budget. Board members also will set the next meeting and review a financial statement and accounts payable. More...

Change often accompanies a new year, but not for the Hornets varsity basketball team. They are still rolling through the competition. Lometa improved to 14-1 on the season and 4-0 in district following a 71-48 pounding of Jonesboro at home Tuesday evening. More...