You know you are in a small town when you’ve seen the same persons three times in one week – in completely different parts of the community and at various times. And I know everyone has been going; “Hey, who is this gal in the beat-up Fiat with the Texas Exes bumper sticker or coming out of an all-black GMC Terrain with the Princess license tags?” Or the woman walking her cat on a leash in the town square? Well, that is me, Monique Brand.

Amanda Boatner holds her 15-month-old daughter, Quinn, during a recent outing at W.M. Brook Park..

If the good guy next door were a mineral, his name would be Iodine. Iodine is probably one of the least discussed but most necessary minerals for bodily function.

The prolonged hard freeze during last month’s winter storm left the Lampasas High School greenhouse without heat for extended periods of time, and few plants survived. As a result, the plant sale that had been planned for March 12 will not take place.

It’s that time of year when teens and young adults will hit the road, traveling longer distances and more often than at other seasons. To remind teens to drive safely, state and local law enforcement agencies urge them to make one simple click to save their lives and the lives of others.

The Browning Community Garden Club will hold its March monthly meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Clear Creek Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on Farm-to-Market Road 2657 in Kempner.

To help support education in Central Texas, Pedernales Electric Cooperative is awarding $100,000 in scholarships to regional students who will attend the college, university, technical school or trade school of their choice.

FFA member Cayhil Isom exhibited a third-place sheep and a fourth-place goat at the San Antonio Stock Show..

Left to right, Marshall Belanger, Jaycee Lockhart and Colbi Sanguinet placed first in ag mechanics at the San Antonio Stock Show with their gate entry. LAMPASAS FFA | COURTESY PHOTO.