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Send in the clowns

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School districts set registrations

Registration for all new students entering prekindergarten through 12th grade in the Lampasas Independent School District is Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Lampasas High School on U.S. Highway 281 South. More...

Credit classes this fall

Credit classes this fall at LCHEC are listed by course number, title and instructor: Mondays, 6-9 p.m. • GOVT 2301: American Government I; K. King • HIST 1301: U.S. History I; J. More...

Adamsville

Adamsville Community Center will feature Joe Johns & the Faded Rose Band on Aug. 7 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The fivemember band will play Texas swing and country-western music. There will be an ice cream supper. More...

LHS band

All new and returning members of the Lampasas High School Badger Band should register for summer band on Friday at the high school band hall. Seniors register at 10 a.m., juniors at 11 a.m., sophomores at 1 p.m., and freshmen at 2 p.m. More...

Poll

What was the best moment from Lampasas' spring sports season?

Lifestyles

A welcome guest

Carnley's Corner
Lisa Carnley

My brother, Marty, recently returned home to Savannah, Ga., after a three-week stay with me. Marty retired in Savannah after several decades of service to the U.S. Air Force, including tours overseas during Operation Desert Storm. More...

Park dedication

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Angel Food to be delivered Saturday

Angel Food Ministries at First Street Church of Christ will have food distribution Saturday from 9- 11 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. Angel Food Ministries allows residents to purchase name-brand groceries at cut-rate prices. More...

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Letters

The Tea Party battle plan

Ever faced a bully and known without a doubt you couldn’t do anything but turn and walk away? Imagine Obama as the big bully on the block standing face to face with all of us conservatives and saying: “You don’t like it? More...

Cemetery upkeep

Editor’s note: The following was sent to the city of Lampasas staff, who requested the letter be reprinted for local readers. To the staff of Lampasas Cemetery Association: More...

Mr. Moerbe

Emil Moerbe, 88, died July 21, 2010. A memorial service was July 24 at Faith Lutheran Church in Lampasas. Mr. Moerbe was born May 19, 1922, in Giddings, the son of Ernest and Alma Czymskey Moerbe. More...

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Sports

Lampasas continues to receive preseason praise

By CLAY WHITTINGTON
Staff Writer

Anticipation for the upcoming Badgers’ football season is building. So is the hype. More...

Sports Shorts

FOOTBALL Season tickets for the 2010 Lampasas Badgers varsity football season will be available the first week of August. Season-ticket holders from 2009 can pick up their season tickets for the upcoming season Aug. 2-5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Time to apply for public hunt drawings

Outdoors With Mat Taylor

I recently received in the mail the “2010-2011 Applica­tions for Drawings on Public Hunting Lands” from Texas Parks and Wildlife. If you applied for a hunt last year, you also should have received the booklet. More...

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KWSC official: Water still safe

Despite a recent notice that Kempner Water Supply Corp. More...

SAles Tax Rebates

The city of Kempner continues to post strong economic growth as reflected in its sales tax receipts for 2010, although Lampasas and Lometa suffered some setbacks this month when their payments dipped More...

LCHEC officials consider degrees

By DAVID LOWE
Staff Writer

With the second year of classes at the Lampasas County Higher Education Center set to begin soon, LCHEC officials are making plans to expand the course offerings at the new center. More...

Lampasas, Lometa see drop in rebates; Kempner increases

By GAIL LOWE
Staff Writer

The city of Kempner once again posted the highest percentage sales tax gain among entities in the six-county area surrounding Lampasas. In July, Kempner’s local tax rebate was up 18 percent over the comparable period in 2009. More...

Blood drive

An American Red Cross blood drive is Monday from 12:30-6:30 p.m. at AMVETS Post 80. Donors should be in general good health, be a minimum of 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds. More...

Kiwanis Club

The Kiwanis Club of Lampasas is offering its Stay In or Return to College Scholarship Program for 2010. Applicants must have completed at least one year of college. More...

 

Editorial

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A rush to judgment

Linda Chavez

The Shirley Sherrod episode is a painful reminder that most of us are too quick to allow prejudices to trump judgment. More...

The fate of the book

William Murchison

Back in ye olden tyme, when graybeards would dismiss supposed ephemera like safety razors and indoor plumbing, the wise and knowing liked to dismiss the dismissers. More...

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Deaths

Mr. Bacon

Funeral services for Nicky Daniel Bacon, 64, were July 24, 2010, in North Little Rock, Ark. Mr. Bacon died July 17 in Rose Bud, Ark. He was born Nov. 25, 1945, in Caraway, Ark. More...

Mr. Stewart

Graveside services for Frank A. “Butch” Stewart, 86, of Lampasas were July 26, 2010, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Lake Victor with Minister Rocky Moncus officiating. Mr. Stewart died July 23 at Hillview Manor Nursing Home. More...

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News

Republican meeting reset

A meeting of the Lampasas County Republican Party Executive Committee scheduled for Aug. 5 has been canceled. Next meeting is Sept. 2 at Gatti’s Pizza at noon. More...

Kempner meeting

Kempner City Council has canceled its meeting that was scheduled for tonight. More...

Stabbing at AMVETS reported

`Two persons were arrested at the scene of a stabbing Friday at 11:27 p.m. at AMVETS Post 80, 300 U.S. Highway 281 South. A news release from the Lampasas Police Department stated Cpl. More...

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Agribusiness

School's youngest farrier graduate gallops full-speed into horse work

By DAVID LOWE
Staff Writer

Sierra Rash guides her horse out of the rain and under a covering, collects her tools and begins scraping the bottom of one of the animal’s hooves. More...

Cow/Calf Clinic

The annual Central Texas Cow/ Calf Clinic is Aug. 17 at the Lampasas County Farm Bureau building. Cost is $10 for refreshments, a catered lunch and printed materials. RSVP by Aug. 10 to 556-8271 or e-mail to jhbyrd@ag.tamu.edu. More...

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