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Citywide event

The Courtyard Square Association held its first of two semi-annual citywide garage sales last week downtown. Heavy rain the night before the Saturday sale had organizers worried that vendors would not turn out. More...

Longtime Red Cross worker dies

Valla Jean Freeman Hetherly, 91, of Lampasas died April 26, 2010, in Lampasas. A memorial service is May 1 at 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. Mrs. Hetherly was born Jan. 4, 1919, in Medina, the daughter of Audie and Lonnie Freeman. More...

Band parents

The final Lampasas High School Band Parents meeting of the school year is Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the school’s band hall. More...

LISD trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Lampasas Independent School District will meet Monday at 6 p.m. in the District Administration Building. Agenda items include administrative reports from the superintendent and maintenance department. More...

Poll

Lifestyles

Pierians organize bridge fund-raiser

The GFWC/TFWC Pierian Club met recently at the home of Cherie Leavell with co-hostesses Karen Cambon and Amy Davis. After a welcome from president Susan Browder, Carole Marwitz introduced the speaker, Patrol Sgt. More...

May wedding date planned

Johnna Faye Stotts of Lampasas and Clayton Dale Green of Hico plan to exchange wedding vows in a May 29, 2010, ceremony in Lampasas. Miss Stotts is the daughter of Victor and Janette Stotts. More...

Adamsville sets fish fry, rifle raffle, bake sale

Adamsville Community Center will hold a fish fry, bake sale and rifle raffle May 14 at 6 p.m. Raffle tickets for a Ruger M77 22-250 rifle will be sold at the event. More...

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News

District Court

In recent 27th District Court action, Benny Ray Weaver, 60, had a charge of theft over $1,500 and under $20,000 reduced to a Class A misdemeanor. He received two years’ deferred adjudication probation and a $350 fine. More...

Lampasas early voting off to slow start; Lometa posting higher numbers

Early voting continues through Tuesday for municipal elections and a bond issue for the Lometa Independent School District. More...

TxDOT helps promote ‘No Phone Zone Day’

Motorists across Texas will see a new safety message today on highway signs around the state -- a message that encourages citizens to pay attention and eliminate distractions while driving. More...

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Lometa Reporter

Two Hornets advance to regional contest

At the home of the Wildcats, a pair of Hornets hope to break through to state. With top-two performances at the Region II-1A meet, Curtis Crain and Junior Castruita will advance to the Track and Field State Championships in Austin in mid-May. More...

School Menu

For week of May 3-7

Monday, May 3 BREAKFAST: Cereal, Pop Tarts, fruit juice and milk. LUNCH: Corn dog, ranch-style beans, tater tots, diced peaches, cookie and milk. Option: salad bar. Snack bar: cheeseburger. 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, May 3, 2010 More...

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Commission rejects application for LCRA transmission lines

By DAVID LOWE
Staff Writer

The Public Utilities Commission’s rejection last week of a Lower Colorado River Authority electric route application will give landowners more time to comment about the placement of transmission lines. More...

New organization to support animal shelter; meeting set

By LISA CARNLEY
Staff Writer

A group of concerned citizens in Lampasas is rallying around the Lampasas Animal Shelter, and they hope to be joined by many more Lampasans with a passion for animals. More...

Lampasas, Kempner tax rebates decline

By GAIL LOWE
Staff Writer

April sales tax rebates to local government entities showed mixed results again this month, as about half the cities in neighboring counties posted gains this period while the other half recorded percentage declines. More...

Blood drive

AMVETS Post 80 will hold an American Red Cross blood drive Monday from 12:30-6:30 p.m. at the post home. Donors are encouraged to eat a good meal and drink plenty of fluids prior to giving blood. Bring identification. More...

Livestock

Lampasas County Youth Livestock Association’s annual meeting is Sunday at 6 p.m. at the youth showbarn. A fried fish meal will be served. Please bring a side dish or dessert. More...

Deaths

Mrs. Garner

Norine Garner, 84, of Lampasas died April 26, 2010, at Lampasas Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were April 29 at Sneed Funeral Chapel with Brother Thomas Edwards officiating. Burial was at Rock Church Cemetery near Rumley. More...

Mrs. Pruitt

A memorial service for Wanda Lee Pruitt, 74, of Lometa will be held in Somerset, Ky., at a later date. Mrs. Pruitt died April 24, 2010, in Lometa. She was born Nov. 19, 1935, in Burnetta, Ky., to Leonard and Virginia Pierce Trimble. Mrs. More...

Mrs. Smith

Funeral services for Katherine Smith, 79, of Horseshoe Bay were April 28, 2010, at Briggs-Gamel- Lampasas Funeral Home. Burial was at Smith Cemetery near Kempner. Mrs. Smith died April 25. She was born Nov. More...

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Sports

Completely qualified

Lampasas prepares to send 10 athletes to compete in 14 events at Region IV-4A track meet in San Antonio

By CLAY WHITTINGTON
Staff Writer

The numbers do not lie. The Badgers and Lady Badgers deserve to be there. Over the course of the 2010 track and field season, the 10 local regional qualifiers combined to win 48 gold, silver and bronze medals. More...

LMS golf dominates at Copperas Cove

By CLAY WHITTINGTON
Staff Writer

It started out as a joke, but nobody is laughing now except the Badgers. More...

Mothers

With Mother’s Day coming up soon, I wanted to talk about an article I read from an e-mail I received. It definitely described my mother and all mothers in this beautiful world we live in. More...

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