Lampasas News

Study compares funds, academic improvement By Chris McGuinness Killeen Daily Herald As Texas school districts continue to operate under heavy state budget cuts, they also are getting rated on the funds they spend compared to the academic progress they make.

By Mason W. Canales and Audrey Spencer Killeen Daily Herald The first week of filing for local elections ended Friday, with relatively few candidates announcing for spots on the ballot.

From staff reports Candidate activity was extremely light Monday on the first official day to file for office in the May 12 elections in Kempner, Lampasas and the Lampasas Independent School District.

A service dog named Excalibur that used to be afraid of running water came to the rescue of a Lampasas man who passed out and fell into the bathtub he was filling with hot water.

By Audrey Spencer Killeen Daily Herald LAMPASAS - A new apartment community for seniors could be on the horizon, but the project's funding and timing remain somewhat uncertain.

By Chris McGuinness Killeen Daily Herald Texas teacher salaries remained virtually unchanged from the previous year, bucking past trends that showed a gradual increase in pay for the state's classroom educators.

Provides food, clothing, household items, rent and utility aid to residents of Lampasas County By Audrey Spencer Killeen Daily Herald LAMPASAS - In 2002, a woman named Rebecca Dowdy saw a need in Lampasas as churches struggled individually to serve the disadvantaged population in the city.

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald LAMPASAS - After determining the amount of space the county will occupy in the city's new fire station, county commissioners agreed on a financial offer Monday to help build the facility.

Copperas Cove shelter adoption day coincides with gym's open house By Rose L. Thayer Killeen Daily Herald COPPERAS COVE - The Copperas Cove Animal Shelter loaded up some of its adoptable pets to share with them with the community for the first time on Sunday.

By Chris McGuinness Killeen Daily Herald When Bobbie Reeders tells how many students graduated from her school so far this year, the pride in their achievements is apparent in her voice.

By Rebecca Rose Killeen Daily Herald LAMPASAS - Even in dental school decades ago, classmates joked that Glenn Blake was always full of stories.

By Audrey Spencer Killeen Daily Herald LAMPASAS - To Ricky Smith and his nephew, Clint "Bubba" Smith, an episode of "Storage Wars: Texas" is just another day of work.