Saturday afternoon was quite interesting for 7-year-old Philip Ischy. He arrived with his family at Turner Field, signed up to join the Lampasas Cub Scout Pack 100 and raced in his first downhill derby.

People waved from their cars and honked outside the Lampasas Police Department headquarters on Friday to greet a famous holiday guest, the Easter bunny. The community effort is a collaboration between the police department and Aware Central Texas, a nonprofit that works in child abuse prevention, and advocacy for survivors of family violence, sexual assault and human trafficking.

One local resident is trying to put an end to the wild hog epidemic. Lampasas County Farm Bureau member Mickey Edwards testified in early March before the Texas Senate Finance Committee at a hearing focused on the Texas Department of Agriculture’s budget.

After two years of planning, construction and labor, John T. Saucedo officially dedicated his Eagle Scout project – a monarch butterfly waystation garden – on Wednesday in the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden at Campbell Park.

One resident is trying to put an end to the wild hog epidemic. 

The Lampasas County Museum will host the Teddy Bear Tea Party on April 10 from 2-3 p.m. at the museum, 303 S.

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.

Anybody who has ever raised an orchid knows they are beautiful but tricky flowers to please. The same can be said of our reproductive systems. I know it’s an uncomfortable subject, but let’s talk about it anyway. Hormone and menstrual issues can and should be addressed by our nutrition and lifestyle practices.

Nearly 20 years after disbanding, McBride & the Ride is reuniting for a 2021 country music tour. The band -- consisting of former Lampasan Terry McBride, plus Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas -- produced Top-5 singles in the early 1990s, including “Sacred Ground” and “Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run.” “The chemistry we once shared is still there, and the three-part harmony we were known for in the ’90s is just as strong as it ever was,” McBride said in a news release.