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May 4, 2010 / Front Page

Joey McQueen to speak at annual prayer breakfast

Public invited to Grace Fellowship

Lampasas High School head football coach and Athletic Director Joey McQueen will speak at a National Day of Prayer breakfast scheduled for 7 a.m. Thursday at Grace Fellowship. The public is invited to the inter-denominational event. More...

Closure

The Burlington, Northern & Santa Fe Railroad crossing on FM 581 in Lometa is tentatively scheduled to be closed Thursday through Saturday for a railroad crossing repair project. More...

Dyslexia

A parent education awareness program for parents of students with dyslexia and related orders will be Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Lampasas Independent School District Administration Building Board Room. The public is invited. More...

Meeting

Friends of Lampasas Animal Shelter will hold an organizational meeting on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce on U.S. Highway 281 South. Bring a sack lunch, if desired. More...

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Lifestyles

Carnley's Corner

The big 5-oh!

Lisa Carnley

I’m hitting a milestone this year. It will be my 50th birthday. I know many women are shy about giving their age, but I’m not. I’m proud (and thankful) to have been around nearly a half-century. More...

Food drive slated by post office

The nation’s largest annual food drive to “Stamp Out Hunger” is Saturday. Letter carriers will collect non-perishable donations from homes as they deliver mail along their routes. More...

Check for the arts

Lampasas Association for the Arts president Nancy Gray, front row, receives a $500 check from the Spring Ho Committee recently. More...

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Letters

Bullying in schools

I know I am not the only one watching the news in recent weeks about bullying in schools. It pains me to see kids in such control of an institution meant for learning. More...

Assistance with Boy Scout Camporee

This year, the Boy Scouts of America celebrates its centennial. The Texas Trails Council, B.S.A. consists of 17 1/2 counties of West Central Texas, from Sweetwater in the northwest to Stephenville in the northeast and south to Lampasas. More...

Goldman Sachs

Do you remember the whole disgusting saga about Pete Rose being kept out of the Hall of Fame because he bet against his own team? He was severely punished, and his entire career, on which he had spent so much time and effort, went down the drain. More...

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News

They’re here!

Well, what can we say? “Operation Ugly Toilet,” a fund-raising campaign for Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity, has begun. More...

Early voting ends today for cities, bond issue

Early voting continues through today for municipal elections and a bond issue for the Lometa Independent School District. City of Lampasas voters may cast early ballots today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

USDA funds available for home purchases

USDA Rural Development has announced $85 million in Section 502 Direct Loan funding remains for fiscal year 2010. More...

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Agribusiness

Salute to Farm Bureau

Texas Farm Bureau: The voice of Texas agriculture

By CHARLENE RUZICKA
Lampasas County Farm Bureau

The mission statement of Texas Farm Bureau is to be the “Voice of Texas agriculture.” The vision of Texas Farm Bureau is “to benefit all Texans through promotion of a prosperous agriculture for a viable, long-term domestic source o More...

Farm Bureau representatives

A group of voting delegates from the Lampasas County Farm Bureau participated in the 76th annual Texas Farm Bureau Convention in Fort Worth. They include, front row from left, Doris Poe, Kae Hobbs, Teresa Davis, Christine Groves, More...

Organization has long history in community

County agent instrumental in its beginnings

County Agent D.J. Moore saw a need in 1945 for the farming and ranching industry to get more organized, and he was instrumental in that effort. More...

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DuBose advances to state track meet

Senior to compete in discus on May 14

Senior Brode DuBose on Monday placed second in the discus at the Region IV-4A track championships, earning a place at the Track and Field State Championships in Austin May 14. More...

Electric route surveys begin

Utility officials pledge to work with property owners, but legal action possible

By DAVID LOWE
Staff Writer

Oncor Electric Delivery is seeking landowners’ approval to survey the properties that new 345-kilovolt electric transmission lines will cross in Lampasas, Mills, Brown and Bell counties. More...

Kempner has second annexation hearing

By MAT TAYLOR
Special Correspondent

Kempner City Council last week conducted the required second public hearing on voluntary annexation of 1.8 acres owned by Infinity Dollars of Texas. The property is the site of a new Dollar General store along the north of U.S. More...

Rodeo queen

The Lampasas Riata Roundup is June 18-19 at Lometa Regional Park. A queen’s contest also is set for students in grades seven to 12. More...

Editorial

Political Cartoon

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Day of Prayer reminds us to trust God

David Lowe

In the final hours before His trial and crucifixion, Jesus — God incarnate, the King of Kings, the One sent to conquer sin and death — humbled Himself before the Father in prayer. More...

Time for a new election?

William Murchison

What this country needs is ... an election! Didn’t we just have one? Yes. Can’t we see through the windshield a follow-up election just down the road? Yes. More...

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Deaths

Mrs. Johns

Lometa resident Aubrey Mae Johns, 53, died April 30, 2010, at her residence. Graveside services were May 3 at Senterfitt Cemetery in Lometa with Brother Sam Crosby officiating. Mrs. Johns was born Oct. More...

Mr. Ricketts

Retired 1SG Tommie R. Ricketts Sr., 67, of Harker Heights died April 27, 2010, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Temple following a lengthy illness. A memorial service is pending. The body was cremated. Mr. More...

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Sports

Lady Badgers to face Alamo Heights in area-round

By CLAY WHITTINGTON
Staff Writer

The wait is over. The Lady Badgers finally know who their first playoff opponent will be. More...

Outdoors With Mat Taylor

Observations on my trip to the Panhandle

In last week’s column, I wrote about our recent trip to Canyon, Texas, to visit my son, Matthew. I mentioned the tornado scare we had, and about the thousands of windmills on the windy plains generating electricity. More...

An ideal rifle for shooting turkeys this season

John Johnston

Traditionally, the turkey hunter goes to field with a shotgun in hand. This is the time when the gobblers are on the prowl for young, accessible hens. Calls work extremely well during this period, because the gobblers have one thing on their minds. More...

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