March 5, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Cox, Brister, Conaway earn primary victories

By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer
Jack B. Cox on Tuesday won the Republican primary election for Precinct 4 county commissioner, and Camron Brister claimed victory by a wide margin in the GOP primary for Precinct 2&3 justice of the peace. More...

Lampasas ISD trustees look at generating funds

By LISA CARNLEY
Staff Writer

In a workshop session Monday night, the Board of Trustees of the Lampasas Independent School District heard a presentation on a plan to generate additional funds for the district’s coffers. More...

Filing dates

Filing for places on the Lampasas, Kempner and Lometa city council ballots continues until Monday. More...

Conaway

A member of Congressman Mike Conaway’s Llano office staff will be in Lampasas Wednesday to visit with constituents from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Lampasas County Courthouse. More...

Poll

Should the Lampasas Council fund repairs to Crider Lane?

Lifestyles

Small venue on the big screen

Documentary about Pearl bluegrass gatherings filmed
By DAVID LOWE
Staff Writer

Film makers Winston Hall and Donna Chance knew they had found a truly passionate group of musicians when they heard bluegrass tunes still floating through the warm summer air at Pearl at 3 a.m. on a Sunday. More...

Promoting tourism

The Spring Ho Committee made a $5,000 donation recently to the city of Lampasas to help purchase a digital marquis for W.M. Brook Park. The new sign will inform visitors and residents about upcoming community activities. More...

LHS Pre-AP/AP meeting on tap

Lampasas High School counseling department will hold a mandatory meeting on Thursday from 6-6:45 p.m. at the high school cafeteria for any students who plan to take Pre-Ap and/or AP courses for 2010-2011 and their parents. More...

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Sports

Lady Badgers earn five all-district honors

By CLAY WHITTINGTON
Staff Writer

The Lady Badgers did not make the playoffs this season, but their efforts for almost doing so were rewarded recently. More...

25-4A Girls Basketball All-District Team

Awards District MVP: Jasmine Baugus, Sr., Killeen Co-offensive MVPs: Lindsay Ansley, Sr., Marble Falls; Katherine Tolbert, Jr., Hendrickson Defensive MVP: Elaine Houston, Sr., Lake Travis Newcomer of the Year: Michel Braswell, Jr., H More...

Regional bound

Four members of the Lampasas powerlifting teams were named as regional qualifiers, including, from left, Andrea White, Justin Manigault, Michaela Hensiek and, not pictured, Zac Bryant. More...

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Lometa Reporter

Hornets drop area contest in overtime

By CLAY WHITTINGTON
Staff Writer

Nothing came easy for Lometa at the tail end of the 2009-10 basketball season. More...

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, March 8, 2010 More...

Diamondback Jubilee set

The 40th annual Lometa Diamdback Jubilee will be March 24 at Lometa Regional Park. A variety of events are on tap including a carnival, arts and crafts booths, food concessions and a lot of snakes. More...

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Give us your best shot - Free Access

Lampasas Dispatch Record offers subscription incentive for photo

Get out those cameras and start looking for the snapshot you believe best represents Lampasas County. More...

The final game

The Lometa Hornets ended their basketball season with a heartbreaking overtime loss, 67-62, against San Perlita last week in Devine. See related story and photos, page 11. More...

Annual Needle Art, Quilt Show to kick off today

This year’s Lampasas Needle Art & Quilt Show “Stitches in Time” features an artistic lineup of contributors displaying everything from a collection of aprons to antique quilts. The show is today and Saturday from 10 a.m. More...

Potato lunch

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Women’s spring baked potato luncheon is March 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parish hall. More...

Meetings

Lampasas County commissioners will meet Monday at 9 a.m. in the first-floor courtroom at the county courthouse. The Lampasas City Council also will hold its regular meeting Monday. A workshop session will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. More...

 

Deaths

Mr. Leach

Funeral services for B.R. “Jr.” Leach, 77, were March 4, 2010, at Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel in Brownwood with Dayton Leach and Dave Fair officiating. Burial followed at Cedar Point Cemetery. Mr. Leach died Feb. 28. More...

Mrs. Jernigan

Funeral services for Deborah Jernigan, 59, of Brazoria were March 4, 2010, at Gilliam Cemetery at Briggs. Mrs. Jernigan died March 1. She enjoyed playing piano, singing, gardening and painting. More...

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News

Education planning

Members of the Lampasas County Higher Education Foundation held its first meeting recently and authorized the LCHEC leadership team to search for a coordinator for the Lampasas college program. More...

Commissioners to discuss junkyards

The Lampasas County Commissioners Court on Monday will consider two agenda items about junkyards. More...

Democratic Primary Candidates

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Agribusiness

Applications accepted for WRP

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications from landowners interested in wetlands restoration through the Wetlands Reserve Program. More...

Enrollment period open for GRP

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications to participate in USDA’s Grassland Reserve Program, a $4.6 million conservation program in Texas. More...

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