The city of Kempner will honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces with a special program on Nov. 11. The Veterans Day ceremony at Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park will begin at 11 a.m.

The counselors’ office at Hanna Springs Elementary School has released the names of its Honor Roll students for the first nine weeks of the 2023-2024 term. A Honor Roll First grade: Landon Amador, Cypress Anselm, Noah Blair, Asher Boone, Linden Bumpas, Aaron Cahill, Luzelena Cain, Ivan Cano, Aiden Carmack, Lynna Carnley, Ian Cianciolo-Swofford, Cash Cody, Analicia Coronel, Pleione Crozier, Zoey Debellis, Gabriel Dyess, Carson Felkner, Lillianna Gonzalez-Mendoza, Amaya Heflin, Bailey Hodge, Noah Jordan, Parker Keller, Ariana Lowther and Joshua Lozano.

A new walking program is set to begin in Lampasas. The program “Walk N Talk – Rethink Your Drink” is a free, eight-week walking initiative that will be offered on Saturday mornings beginning Nov.

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Texas is positively wrought with history, and much of it can be found in Lampasas County. While historical designations are plentiful and knowledge of the stories handed down from one generation to another is important, much is lost if those stories are mistaken for mere words rather than the actions of living, breathing people.

Cort Maples, a fifth-grader at Taylor Creek Elementary School, was named the Red Cross Breed Champion at the Heart of Texas Livestock Show in Waco this year with his steer Pepe’ Le Pew. The Premium Steer Show consisted of more than 500 head of steers and 18 breeds. Cort has been showing cattle since he was 6 years old. His parents are Thad and Heather Maples.

Hunters from around the state soon will descend on Lampasas County and the surrounding areas as they search this fall for the buck of a lifetime. The general deer hunting season officially starts next week, and as the Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce does every year, it will celebrate with a Hunter’s Welcome all day on Nov.

The Kempner Cemetery Association’s annual meeting will be held Oct. 29 at 2 p.m.

Dear Lampasas residents, I am pleased to connect with you once again in this mayoral column, with a focus on a topic close to our hearts: the resilience and vitality of Lampasas businesses. Our local business community has faced its share of challenges, and I want to take this opportunity to celebrate their determination and highlight our collective commitment to fostering economic growth.