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February 23, 2010 / Front Page

Bypass planned for Cove

By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

The city of Copperas Cove and the Killeen-Temple Metropolitan Planning Organization are acquiring funding for a bypass route that may allow motorists to avoid Copperas Cove’s most congested highway sections. More...

Longtime Bend farmer, rancher, conservationist dies

Foy Gibson, 87, of Bend died Feb. 19, 2010, at Seton Hospital in Austin. Graveside services were Feb. 22 at Sand Hill Cemetery at Bend with Layton Black officiating. Mr. Gibson was born Aug. More...

FB breakfast

Lampasas County Farm Bureau is joining Farm Bureaus nationwide for Food Checkout Week Feb. 21-27. A farm-fresh breakfast will be served today at 7 a.m. at the local Farm Bureau building. More...

Kempner

Kempner Volunteer Fire Department’s annual auction and barbecue is set March 6. A barbecue meal will be served at 4 p.m., and the auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. A bake sale also will be held. More...

Poll

Lifestyles

Carnley's Corner

Cheesy bread, anyone?

Lisa Carnley

One of the things I really enjoy on occasion is eating in restaurants. I hate to cook. My refrigerator and cupboards would put Mother Hubbard to shame. I just don’t keep much in the house. More...

Service project

The Lampasas Middle School Fellowship of Christian Athletes/Fellowship of Christian Students has been busy completing a service project. The organization recently collected almost 300 packages of Band-Aids to be sent to Haiti. More...

Valentine’s royalty

Regal Nursing & Rehab selected husband and wife, Butch and Ernestine Stewart as its king and queen. More...

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Deaths

Mrs. Sapien

Funeral Mass for Manuela Sapien, 91, of Lampasas was celebrated Feb. 19, 2010, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lampasas. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Feb. 18. Mrs. Sapien was born Sept. More...

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News

Conaway visit

District 11 U.S. Representative Mike Conaway visited the Lampasas County Courthouse on Friday to answer questions -- many related to economic policies and the national budget -- from constituents. More...

Filing under way for school, city seats

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...

GOP to meet on March 4

The Lampasas County Republican Party’s executive committee will meet March 4 at noon at Gatti’s Pizza. The public is invited to the Dutch treat lunch and meeting. Committee members will review results from the March 2 GOP Primary. More...

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Agribusiness

Youths recognized at San Antonio show

A number of Lampasas students participated in the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo. Results for several divisions follow. Blake Oestreich placed first with his Chianana breeding heifer. More...

Cattle Auction

The report from the Feb. 17 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 605 compared to 185 last week and 1,020 last year. More...

Show winners

Alex and Ethan Hupp scored big at the Freedom Classic Horse Show in Waco on Feb. 5-7. Alex, 14, and his horse, Brassair, won the prestigious Hunter Seat Equitation class and was awarded a medal and blue ribbon by the 2000 U.S. More...

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Snow continues to fall - Free Access

Lampasas Independent School District campuses closed Tuesday at 1 p.m., and students will report to classes at 10 a.m. on Wednesday because of snow. More...

Winter weather coming

As much as four inches of snow expected

As most of the state hunkers down for an expected winter storm, the Weather Channel and weather.com have issued an alert through tonight for heavy snow, which is expected to begin falling over North Texas before spreading across most of the region d More...

Board plans repairs to flood-control dams

By DAVID LOWE
Staff Writer

With many of the Sulphur Creek watershed’s nine floodcontrol dams aging and partially overgrown, an oversight group is trying to determine which structures need repairs the most. More...

Relay for Life

Relay for Life of Lampasas will hold a kickoff meeting Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce office. Those who attend will learn about volunteer opportunities and team participation. More...

Quilt show

Keystone Square Museum’s Stitches in Time will be March 5 and March 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A quilt, an afghan and a cross-stitch piece are being raffled. Tickets are on sale. More...