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Seven agencies put out 400-acre Lampasas fire
From staff reports The City of Lampasas Fire Department quelled a 400-acre blaze north of the city Tuesday, with help from six other agencies.
Lampasas to be site of military exercises
Special to the Daily Herald FORT HOOD - Elements of the 21st Cavalry Brigade will be conducting military training in Lampasas and Coryell counties along U.S. Highway 190 and Farm-to-Market 580 on Friday.
Aircraft Called into Fight Grass Fire in Lampasas
At least one structure was burned in a raging brush fire 10 miles north of Lampasas.
The drought is back in varying degrees for more than 90 percent of the state. A year ago, nearly all of the state was free of any drought stage, but now about 4.5 percent of the state is in the grip of an ...
Netroots Nation: Days 2 and 3, Quanah to Austin to Dean
We arrived in Austin last night about 9:00 PM, sticky, tired and hungry from the road.
Exercise helps Lampasas officials prepare for disaster
By Jon Schroeder Killeen Daily Herald LAMPASAS - Several of the worst emergencies in Lampasas history took place in the past two days, making a mess of the Spring Ho Festival and destroying the county sheriff's ...
Herald/DAVID MORRIS Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno consoles his wife Linda after she shared her thanks during a farewell celebration Monday at the Shilo Inn Suites hosted by the Military Affairs Committee of the Greater ...
Wal-Mart will have new gun-purchase rules
By ANNA M. TINSLEY Juanita Strain has been on the wrong end of a gun three times.Because Strain, 55, of Fort Worth, has been robbed at three stores, she now firmly believes there should be stricter rules for ...
Metroplex, Scott & White finalize their partnership
Herald/DAVID MORRIS Metroplex Hospital President and CEO Kenneth A. Finch announces that minor changes will be made to the design of the current logo, with the addition of Scott & White Healthcare's logo.
How to toast the Fourth of July
To help celebrate the Fourth of July, here are a few wine-related ideas. - The Way Out Wineries are hosting its second annual picnic road trip July 4-6. Wine tastings and picnic fare will be provided from 10 ...
Barrington woman's son receives award for teaching excellence
Richard Hooper, music teacher and director of bands for Lampasas High School in Lampasas, Texas, has been named the receipient of the 2008 Mirabeau B. Lamar medal for teaching excellence by the Saratoga Masonic ...
Making Horse Calls: Many rodeo announcers now doing their job in the dirt
Herald/JOHN A. BOWERSMITH Scott Grover, announcer for the seventh annual Lampasas Riata Roundup Rodeo, runs the show from atop his horse while a steer leaves the arena after evading a bull-dogging contestant ...
Lampasas Riata Roundup starts tonight
By Evan Mohl Killeen Daily Herald LAMPASAS - The rodeo just keeps getting bigger and better in Lampasas.
Archaeological firm sues city over cemetery termination
This in from veteran Trib courthouse reporter Tommy Witherspoon: A Lampasas archaeological firm fired from a job excavating human bones for an expansion project behind the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum ...
Central Texas Woman Dies In One-Car Accident
An autopsy has been ordered after a one-car accident that claimed the life of a 26-year-old Lampasas Woman.
This is a retread - so my apologies to readers who have heard this story a couple of times already.
One person was dead following an accident near the Four Jack Ranch Friday morning in Lampasas.
Reader Stacey is having trouble finding a wedding venue that she likes. Here's what she's looking for: - a country setting - space for an outdoor ceremony and indoor reception - near Lampasas or Liberty Hill.
By Iuliana Petre Killeen Daily Herald Community leaders from Killeen, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Belton, Temple, Lampasas and Gatesville, gathered on West Fort Hood on Tuesday for the Operational Test ...