The temporary waiver of certain vehicle title and registration requirements – announced by Gov. Greg Abbott on March 16, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic – will end April 14, 2021, with no grace period.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the San Saba County Pecan Growers Association will host the annual Pecan Field Day on May 3 at the San Saba Civic Center. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., with the program to start at 9 a.m.

One of my earliest memories in childhood was dragging my tired, toddler feet behind me across Disneyland amusement park in Anaheim, California while my father walked briskly ahead with my hand clasped firmly around his belt loop. This was in the days before the advent of the kiddy leash.

In-person Master Gardener classes will begin June 7. The Burnet County AgriLife auditorium is reserved for 10 weeks for the classes, offered on Mondays from 10 a.m.

The Central Texas Travel Club will resume its monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. at Napoli’s Restaurant, 110 E.

Owners of classic cars and trucks are invited to join a cruise from Storm's Drive-In to San Saba to participate in a San Jacinto celebration. The group would like to leave Storm’s by no later than 8:30 a.m.

Longtime Lampasas resident Sue Faulkner retired last month from the Central Counties Services Board of Trustees after four decades representing Lampasas County. Central Counties Services is a state-designated Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Authority that provides services to those with mental illness and intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

Nextlink celebrated its ribbon cutting/grand opening on Tuesday. Owner Chris Huffman, holding scissors, is surrounded by employees, city of Lampasas officials and Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce representatives. COURTESY PHOTO

We love watching the bunnies hop across the lawn or ground squirrels scurrying away with a cheek full of seeds. That is, until they dine on our favorite shrub or take just one bite out of each red ripe tomato in the garden.

Lampasas High School students competed at the UIL academic district meet March 22 in Stephenville. Qualifiers for the regional competition – scheduled for April 16-17 – are, bottom row from left, Laura Webb (computer apps), Lydia Breuer (copy editing, editorial and headline writing), Anna Burgess (math, literary criticism and science), Brooke Miller (news writing), Greenlee Chism (editorial writing) and Chris Ybarra (copy editing, headline and feature writing); top row from left, Harrison Hays (current events), Jacdon Green (ready writing, computer science), Michael Neary (current events), DJ Rounds (computer apps), Declan Davenport (current events) and Cole Wheeler (current events). The current events and journalism teams placed first. Not pictured: Lexi Moreland, Juliana Dwamena and Amelia Stanley. COURTESY PHOTO