ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Olivia Zmolik of Lampasas was named to the Abilene Christian University Fall 2021 Dean’s Honor Roll. Zmolik is a freshman majoring in chemistry.

The Browning Community Garden Club will hold its January meeting on Tuesday at 10 a.m. The group will meet in the training building behind the Kempner Volunteer Fire Department on Pecan Street, off U.S. Highway 190 in Kempner.

The first American Red Cross blood drive of the year will be Jan. 31 from 11:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m.

Longtime teacher and coach Craig Hammett stepped down from his position at Lampasas High School on Dec. 16.

The first American Red Cross blood drive of the year will be Jan. 31 from 11:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m.

Joseph and Anh Trousdale attribute the start of their new business venture and their new small town, family-centered lifestyle to COVID-19. The Lampasas couple own PhoLicious LLC, a producer of at-home and on-the-go Vietnamese pho meal kits.

The Lampasas-Burnet County USDA Farm Service Agency has announced that Lee Gernentz of Lometa was elected to represent Lampasas-Burnet local administrative area #1, and Henry John Langford of Lometa was elected to represent LAA #2.

SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE Sami Thompson of Lometa has been named to the South Plains College fall 2021 Dean’s List. To qualify, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours.

The Lampasas Public Library and the city’s Parks & Recreation Department will create a Storywalk book trail this spring to encourage both reading and spending time in the outdoors. The Storywalk will be a series of trail signs installed at W.M.

Zachary Clayton Carnley, CFSP, funeral director/embalmer and owner of Sneed Funeral Chapel in Lampasas, recently qualified for recertification of the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice.