May 21, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Teacher retires to spend more time with ‘new man in her life’

After a quarter of a century with the Lampasas Independent School District, Connie Hendrix has decided to hang up her jump rope. More...

Baccalaureate

Baccalaureate services for the Lampasas High School Class of 2010 is Wednesday at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Dr. 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...

Poll

Should the Lampasas Council fund repairs to Crider Lane?

Lifestyles

Museum Web site open; data on teachers' being collected

Keystone Square Museum’s Web site is open. More...

Storybook characters

Hanna Springs Elementary held storybook character day recently. Staff and students dressed as their favorite book characters. A variety of events coinciding with the special day were held. More...

School Menu

Week of May 24-28

Monday, May 24 BREAKFAST: French toast/ maple syrup, ham slice, fruit juice and milk. LUNCH: Chicken nuggets, whipped potatoes, peas & carrots, rosy applesauce, hot roll and milk. More...

Sports

LHS hires new head basketball coach

To a San Marcos High School algebra teacher, it simply all adds up. After taking all factors into consideration and weighing all his options, Rob Shivers accepted the job as Lampasas’ new head basketball coach. More...

District golf tournament interrupted by storms

Some say good things come to those who wait. The Badgers golf team hopes the saying is true. More...

Cancer research fund-raising fun run set for May 29 at LMS

The Pink Glove Fighters of Central Texas Fun Run is scheduled for May 29 at the Lampasas Middle School track. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. for all races (100 meter, 200 meter, one mile, two mile and scenic fun run/ walk). More...

Special ceremony

Rebbeca Robidas of Briggs-Gamel Lampasas releases the first of a flock of doves during the annual Lampasas Relay for Life event. More...

LISD trustees fill principal position

Taylor Creek counselor also moves into administrative post

The Board of Trustees of the Lampasas Independent School District elected officers Monday night. More...

Campus in running for $10,000 prize

A music class from Kline Whitis Elementary has been chosen as one of 10 finalists in the Fruitables Search for the Best School Music Mash-Up in the nation. More...

FB contests

Plans are under way for the annual Lampasas County Farm Bureau Miss Farm Bureau, Talent Find, Little Miss and Little Mister contests. Miss Farm Bureau and Talent Find competitors must be 16 to 19 on Sept. 1, 2010. More...

Jury trials

Lampasas County court set for June 22 has been canceled. Those who received a jury summons do not need to show up. County court slated for June 8 will go on as scheduled, and potential jurors must make plans to show up. More...

 

Deaths

Mr. Duncan

No services are planned for Travis S. Duncan, 91, of Lampasas. His body will be cremated. Mr. Duncan died May 16, 2010, at Regal Nursing & Rehabilitation in Lampasas. He was born Dec. More...

Mrs. Stewart

Ernestine Stewart of Lampasas died May 11, 2010, at Hillview Manor Nursing Home. She was 83. Graveside services were May 15 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Lake Victor with Minister Rocky Moncus officiating. Mrs. More...

News

Lampasas’ annual Relay for Life

Top left: The Survivors’ Lap kicks off the annual event. More...

District Court

In recent 27th District Court action with Judge Bill Bachus presiding, Lometa resident James Benedict Abell’s delivery of a controlled substance charge garnered him a 10-year sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional D More...

Law Enforcement Report

The following arrests were reported by law enforcement officials. May 16 -- Kausaundra Denise Kephart, 42, of Harker Heights for possession of marijuana under two ounces and driving while license invalid. More...

Lometa Reporter

UIL academic teams do well in events

Lometa UIL Academic Teams won the District 16A UIL Meet with 411 points, besting its nearest competitor by 195 points. 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 24, 2010 More...

Couple plan August wedding

Brandy Michelle Estes of Odessa and Brent Burns of Midland plan to exchange wedding vows in an Aug. 14, 2010, ceremony in Burnet. Miss Estes is the daughter of Joe and Lisa Crain VanNatta of Lometa. More...