March 16, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Dollar General work ongoing

By MAT TAYLOR Special Correspondent
The small city of Kempner in east Lampasas County soon will grow a little in size, as the City Council last week approved a resolution that begins the process of annexing 1.82 acres. More...

Bloomin’ Fest

The Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce is seeking vendors for the Bloomin’ Fest April 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Booths are 10x10 for $30 per space. Food booths are $60 per space. More...

Ministers

Lampasas County Ministerial Alliance will hold its monthly meeting for all ministers March 25 at 12:30 p.m. The Dutch treat luncheon will be at Alfredo’s Mexican Restaurant on U.S. Highway 190 East. More...

Poll

Should the Lampasas Council fund repairs to Crider Lane?

Lifestyles

Carnley's Corner

Are their 5 minutes of fame up yet?
Lisa Carnley

Reality television? Really? It must be an alternate reality, because there’s nothing real there; not like any reality I have ever seen. More...

LHS vocalists

Above: Lampasas High School choir students attended a recent UIL vocal solo and ensemble contest. More...

LHS teacher elected to THOA board

Kimberly Kuklies, health science teacher at Lampasas High School, was elected to the Texas Health Occupations Association Board of Directors. She will serve for the next year as director of Area 1. More...

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Letters

Is this freedom of speech?

I often wonder how people can read the same Bible, hear the same stories about Jesus and then spew the most vile things, all in the name of God. More...

Blood drive at LHS

The American Red Cross Texas Blood Region would like to thank Lampasas High School for participating in the 2009 Fall High School Challenge Program, a program where high school students and officials hold ongoing blood drives throughout the semester More...

Praying for our first responders

This past weekend a good man I work with assisted at an accident scene at which another good man I worked with lost his life. I heard the sirens Saturday evening and, as always, began to pray, “Someone’s in trouble. More...

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Sports

The golden boys

Lampasas wins the Battlin’ Badgers Relays to keep its undefeated streak alive in track and field
By CLAY WHITTINGTON
Staff Writer

They did it again. For the fourth time in four meets, the varsity Badgers earned gold. This time, they did it at home. More...

LHS tennis continues to tune up for district

By CLAY WHITTINGTON
Staff Writer

Lampasas’ varsity tennis team invited a few friends to town Thursday and then sent their guests home disappointed. More...

SPORTS SHORTS

SOFTBALL & BASEBALL

For complete coverage of all the recent LHS baseball and softball games, including Monday’s contests, please see Friday’s edition. The varsity Lady Badgers begin district play by hosting Hutto Friday at 7 p.m. More...

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Repair of flood control dams set

By DAVID LOWE
Staff Writer

The Lampasas County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 plans to obligate funds this year to repair flood control dams near Oak Hill Cemetery and off South Willis Street. More...

Lometa pilot preserves legacies of WWII-era planes

By DAVID LOWE
Staff Writer

D ave Smith’s claim to fame? He used to fly around in time machines. Well, not exactly, but those who looked inside the World War II-era airplanes the Lometan used to own often found their memories traveling back nearly half a century. More...

Tea party

Keystone Square Museum’s Teddy Bear Tea Party, for girls ages 4 to 8, is April 10 from 2-3 p.m. at the M.D. Abel Building. Admission is free, but reservations are required, and space is limited to 40 children. More...

Kindergarten

Lampasas ISD will hold Kindergarten Round-up for youths who turn 5 on or before Sept. 1, at Hanna Springs on April 12, Kline Whitis on April 13, and Taylor Creek on April 14, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. More...

 

Editorial

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Doing the public’s bidding

William Murchison

According to John Harwood in The New York Times, public support for “reining in Wall Street” has Democrats about as exuberant as Democrats ever get. Scared Senate Republicans are looking for deals to cut. More...

Disturbing pattern by Holder

Linda Chavez

Liz Cheney has stirred up a hornet’s nest. More...

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Deaths

Mrs. Glenn

Olene Paxton Glenn of North Wales, Pa., formerly of Lampasas, died March 10, 2010, of complications from a surgical procedure. No service is planned, but family members request that donations be made to the charity of one’s choice in Mrs. More...

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News

Rodeo winner

Lampasas High School FFA member Blayze Bierschwale successfully caught a calf during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo calf scramble. More...

PEC board puts member bill of rights up for vote

Pedernales Electric’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to place a member bill of rights on the 2010 ballot, giving PEC’s 196,000 members the power to ratify the document at the cooperative’s June 19 annual meeting in Johnson Ci More...

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Agribusiness

Cattle Auction

The report from the March 10 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 629 compared to 909 last week and 463 a year ago. More...

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