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Responder of the Year recognition

News Staff
Monday, March 23, 2026
Sharon Watson was honored March 5 at the Hill Country 100 Club banquet in Burnet as the Adamsville Volunteer Fire Department Responder of the Year.
LIVING PROOF BY DANAE DE GUELLE

LIVING PROOF BY DANAE DE GUELLE

Why traditional medicine doesn’t have all the answers

Danae De Guelle
Monday, March 23, 2026
An introduction to Living Proof — a monthly wellness column about looking beyond the prescription pad, asking better questions and taking a more active role in your own health.Most people don’t think much about their health until something forces them to.I used to be one of them.

Pearl church to host fish fry

News Staff
Monday, March 23, 2026
The Pearl Country Church is sponsoring a fish fry fundraiser March 28 on the south side of the Evant square from noon until 3 p.m. to benefit the Make A Wish Foundation.Sorry Boys BBQ will serve as official cooks.Fish and all the fixings will be available by donation only.
RANDOM DISTRACTIONS BY MARK MONTGOMERY

RANDOM DISTRACTIONS BY MARK MONTGOMERY

What do you want to do, live forever?

Mark Montgomery
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Ah, immortality. It’s been a dream mankind has chased ever since the realization that death was not only a probability but a sure thing. I’m referring to earthly mortality in this piece, as this column isn’t granted the space to take on religion and its afterlife.
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Reserve champ in Austin

News Staff
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Congratulations go to Lampasas FFA member Kord Bumpus, who placed first in his class for the flatbed trailer he entered and took Reserve Champion honors in the division at Rodeo Austin.
Jennifer Storm now has donated two gallons of blood to the American Red Cross. COURTESY PHOTO

Jennifer Storm now has donated two gallons of blood to the American Red Cross. COURTESY PHOTO

Red Cross holds March blood drive

News Staff
Monday, March 16, 2026
The American Red Cross Community Blood Drive saw 72 donors scheduled for its March 10 event at First Street Church of Christ’s Family Life Center, drive coordinator Wanda Lang reported.Sixty-seven units of blood were collected.
From left, Deidra Morris Nixon, Shannin Berry Johnson, Becci Scarborough Hooten, Molly Roesler Faught and Amanda Neely Patterson honor the late Catey Edwards’ love for the Lone Star State. COURTESY PHOTO

From left, Deidra Morris Nixon, Shannin Berry Johnson, Becci Scarborough Hooten, Molly Roesler Faught and Amanda Neely Patterson honor the late Catey Edwards’ love for the Lone Star State. COURTESY PHOTO

Local family honored by Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Hunter King
Monday, March 16, 2026
Earlier this month, the Oran Milo Roberts chapter Daughters of the Republic of Texas held a program hosted by Jani Edwards that highlighted her daughter, Caety Edwards, and her love for Texas.Caety Edwards is the late daughter of Jani and Mickey Edwards of Lampasas.
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