Dr. Matthew Taylor said pioneers came to the Kempner area more than 150 years ago when the area was still a frontier and was ruled by the Comanche and Kiowa Indians. More...
The Project Graduation Committee for the Lampasas High School Class of 2011 will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Bozarth-Fowler Gymnasium. All parents of students who will be seniors in the fall are encouraged to attend. More...
Kempner City Council will meet tonight for a public hearing at 6 p.m. to discuss obtaining financing for the purchase of property and construction of a new city hall building. At the 7 p.m. More...
I recently came across an old recipe file as we were unpacking while moving into our new home. I was happy to find these great salad recipes I had lost. More...
Kempner resident Monica Anderson was named to the Dean’s List at Howard Payne University in Brownwood for the spring 2010 semester. Students must earn a 3.65 to 3.99 grade-point average to be named to the Dean’s List. More...
Angel Food Ministries at First Street Church of Christ will accept orders Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Sunday from 1-3 p.m. Orders with food stamps will be accepted on all dates. Food distribution is July 31 from 9-11 a.m. More...
The most disturbing challenge we face in the Hill Country today is the looming threat of massive transmission towers and broad clear-cut rights of way for the Competitive Renewable Energy Zone project. More...
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...
The report from the July 7 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 696 compared to 549 last week and 1,055 last year. Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers steady to firm. More...
This hard-working little fellow assisted Beta Mu members and Spring Ho volunteers in clean-up efforts following the annual Diaper Derby Friday morning at the Courtyard Square bandstand. More...
Former Lampasas woman travels from Europe to donate kidney for brother
By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer
M arion Lamantia will give anything to help her brother -- and proved her commitment recently. The former Lampasan, now a resident of Huldenberg, Belgium, donated a kidney last month to her older brother, Lampasas resident Doug Smith. More...
Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the library to discuss use of federal funds for 2010-2011, roof repairs and insurance bids. More...
Hasn’t it been impressive to see all the United States flags along Key Avenue, East Third and Fourth streets, and ringing the Lampasas County Courthouse in recent weeks? More...
Gale Dwayne Turner, 78, of Lake Coleman died July 6, 2010, at Willow Hill Assisted Living in Andrews. Funeral services were July 9 at Community Baptist Church in Coleman with the Rev. Paul Smith officiating, assisted by the Rev. Alan Speed. More...
William Barr Browder Jr., better known as simply “Bill” or “Browder” to lawyers, friends and judges, was born in Huntsville, Texas on November 10, 1910, to the marriage of the Honorable William Bridges Browder, District Judge More...
