Lometa L-M Garden and Civic Club had its annual Thanksgiving meal with family and friends on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of local history topics. The following is the second part of a series on an early-day editor of the Lampasas Dispatch. Part one ran Nov. 18.

A tree lighting celebration will take place Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Copperas Cove City Park, 1206 West Avenue B.

As part of the National Rural Health Day celebration this November, Hamilton General Hospital announced it has been recognized with a 2022 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Outcomes and Perspective.

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Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association will offer a certification course at the Texas AgriLife Extension office in Burnet beginning Feb. 1, 2023, for 10 weeks. Class times are 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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November is the start of the holiday season and National Diabetes Month. While Thanksgiving dinner and other celebrations of the season often are not balanced, those living with diabetes can enjoy traditional dishes by incorporating a few ideas to balance out some high-fat and high-carbohydrate foods.

PHI KAPPA PHI Maria Smith of Kempner recently was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Smith was initiated at Texas Woman's University.

Interested in selling food at a Texas farmers’ market? Come to a free, informational program Nov. 28 at 6 p.m.