February 12, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Gravel truck totaled

Miraculously, the driver of this truck-tractor and semi-trailer suffered only a broken leg after his 18-wheeler crashed into the School Creek Bridge Wednesday afternoon on U.S. More...

Four Lometa men vying for justice of the peace position

By LISA CARNLEY Staff Writer

Editor’s note: Four Republican candidates are vying for justice of the peace, Precinct 2 and 3. Following is a profile of each. More...

Poll

Should the Lampasas Council fund repairs to Crider Lane?

Lifestyles

Grand opening

Above, the Lampasas Boys & Girls Club held a ribbon-cutting and grand-opening ceremony to mark the group's move into former Lampasas Middle School quarters. More...

Free dental care offered to community members

Texas Dental Association is presenting the second annual Fluoride Fest today at the former middle school campus. More...

Monthly gathering

The first Saturday of each month, folks living in the area of the old Rumley Community Store get together as early as 7:30 a.m. More...

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News

Filing for school, city seats continues

Filing for City Council seats in Lampasas, Lometa and Kempner, and school board positions in Lampasas and Lometa continues through March 8. Early voting will run April 26 through May 4, with elections set May 8. More...

Two more arrests made for burglary

Two arrests were made Wednesday in connection with a recent slate of burglaries being investigated in Lampasas County by the Sheriff’s Department. More...

Truck strikes School Creek Bridge; driver is airlifted

By JIM LOWE Staff Writer

The driver of a truck-tractor pulling a semi-trailer with a full load of gravel was airlifted to Temple’s Scott & White Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon after the vehicle struck the School Creek Bridge 10 miles north of town and came to r More...

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Lometa Reporter

Lometa Senior Center

111 N. W. Railway St. • 752-3693 • 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Reservations for lunches must be made a day ahead and before noon. No lunch served on Fridays. Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 Holiday -- center closed * * * Tuesday, Feb. More...

Club plants tree to honor Tommy Hicks

The L M Garden and Civic Club celebrated Arbor Day on Jan. 25 with a special dedication honoring Tommy Wayne Hicks, husband of Tico Hicks, father of Tonya and Tara, and friend of the garden club. Mrs. More...

Special maneuvers

The Lometa area seems to be a favored area for Fort Hood’s special weapons units. The area was abuzz recently with Apache helicopters as they performed maneuvers over the community. More...

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Lometa basketball game relocated

Monday's varsity basketball game between Lometa and Priddy has been moved from San Saba to Early.  The game will determine seeding for the upcoming playoffs as Lometa and Priddy were co-district champions after each team finished the season with More...

Council to annex acreage

By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

The Lampasas City Council on Monday voted 6-0 to begin annexation of land along U.S. Highway 281 south of town and near the sports complex under construction on Farm-to-Market Road 580 West. More...

Ballot listings noted

Early voting for the Democratic and Republican March 2 primaries begins Tuesday and continues through Feb. 26 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the office of the Lampasas County elections administrator, 412 S. Live Oak. More...

 

Deaths

Mrs. Daniell

Graveside services for Reba Lee Daniell, 89, of Lampasas are Feb. 13, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Erath Garden of Memories in Stephenville. Visitation is Feb. 12 from 6-7 p.m. at Sneed Funeral Chapel in Lampasas. Mrs. Daniell died Feb. More...

Mrs. Garcia

Kempner resident Armandina R. Garcia, 74, died Feb. 3, 2010, at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple. Funeral services are Feb. 13 at 11 a.m. at Sneed Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mark Kemp officiating. More...

Mr. Henniger

Elo Raymond Henniger, 98, died Jan. 30, 2010, at Lampasas Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were Feb. 4 at Howell-Doran Funeral Home in San Saba. Mr. Henniger was born Feb. More...

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Sports

Mission incomplete

Lady Badgers end season with 47-34 loss to Killeen; fall two games short of reaching postseason
By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

The final standings show Lampasas missed the playoffs by two games. But it was much closer than that. More...

SPORTS SHORTS

SOFTBALL

After rain postponed the Lady Badgers’ scrimmage against Shoemaker for a day, Lampasas made up for the lost time by beating the Lady Grey Wolves 11-0 at Lampasas Middle School Wednesday evening. More...

Badgers fall to Hutto 4-1

By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

The first half was the Badgers’ worst half, and it cost them. More...

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