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The National Banks of Central Texas spray water on the parade spectators. The interactive parade offers a refreshing break thanks to the springs of Lampasas

The National Banks of Central Texas spray water on the parade spectators. The interactive parade offers a refreshing break thanks to the springs of Lampasas

Spring Ho wraps up after week of festivities

News Staff
Tue, 07/15/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   Celebrating the springs of the city, the community of Lampasas gathered along the shores of WM Brook Park for the 42nd annual celebration that featureda beauty pageant, fishing derby, talent  show, dance off, pet parade, hayloft party and county fair.
Tremell Pittman (left), private investigator of Peace of Mind watches as police reprimand a unruly husband of suspect he found.

Tremell Pittman (left), private investigator of Peace of Mind watches as police reprimand a unruly husband of suspect he found.

Private Investigator comes to Cove

News Staff
Fri, 07/11/2014 - 05:00
By KERRI CHRISTENSEN   When Tremell Pittman went on his first bounty hunt in the early 90’s he decided that private investigations was the career for him. Pittman opened up his own private investigations company Peace of Mind Investigations (POM) with his wife, Lori Garcia in Cove, February 2014.
Eli Harris of Hillsboro, works on a wheelchair ramp for Sandra McLeod, of Kempner

Eli Harris of Hillsboro, works on a wheelchair ramp for Sandra McLeod, of Kempner

Royal Rangers build ramp for cancer patient

News Staff
Fri, 07/11/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   A 24-year-old Kempner woman battling cancer for a second time will now have better and safer mobility getting in and out of her home, thanks to some willing helpers.
Patrons enjoy the music and coffee at John’s Java House on Saturday night.

Patrons enjoy the music and coffee at John’s Java House on Saturday night.

Patrons enjoy coffee, sounds of praise at John’s Java House

News Staff
Tue, 07/08/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   On the first and third Saturdays each month, when the door opens to John’s Java House, the music is cranked up and a crowd fills the room.
Doug Ables of Ables Top Hat Chimney Sweepers prepares to clean out a Copperas Cove home owners chimney box.

Doug Ables of Ables Top Hat Chimney Sweepers prepares to clean out a Copperas Cove home owners chimney box.

Chimney Sweeper sweeps for 34 years

News Staff
Tue, 07/08/2014 - 05:00
By KERRI CHRISTENSEN   Chim chim-in-ey, chim chimin- ey, chim chim cher-ee! The Mary Poppins song pops into the owner’s head of Ables Top Hats all day long while sweeping out local chimneys in the central Texas area.
Fireworks can be traced back to ancient China.

Fireworks can be traced back to ancient China.

Fireworks have a colorful history

News Staff
Fri, 07/04/2014 - 05:00
Independence Day celebrations are marked by many spectacles. But few can garner the “oohs and aahs” of a good fireworks display. Summer is a time of year when the resonating booms and bright spills of color that dot the night sky are quite common.
Volunteers from the Austin Fly Fishers worked with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries staff to plant aquatic vegetation into Cedar Park’s Brushy Creek Reservoir. The plants will provide fish habitat, stabilize sediment and improve water quality.

Volunteers from the Austin Fly Fishers worked with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries staff to plant aquatic vegetation into Cedar Park’s Brushy Creek Reservoir. The plants will provide fish habitat, stabilize sediment and improve water quality.

Fish habitat at Brushy Creek Reservoir enhanced

News Staff
Fri, 07/04/2014 - 05:00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) partnered with Austin Fly Fishers (AFF) and the City of Cedar Park Parks and Recreation Department to conduct native aquatic vegetation plantings at Brushy Creek Reservoir on June 21.

Septic system maintenance workshop set for July 29

News Staff
Fri, 07/04/2014 - 05:00
By LISA PRCIN   The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Lampasas River Watershed Partnership are offering a free training on septic system maintenance for homeowners from 6-8 p.m. July 29.