Local VFW presents scholarships to LHS, LMS students

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8539 awarded scholarships Jan. 5 to three Lampasas High School students who placed in the organization’s annual Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition. Senior Cole Wheeler, senior Jackdon Green and junior Michael Neary placed first, second and third, respectively. Contestants submitted 300- to 400-word essays and three- to five-minute audio clips responding…