69 Years Ago April 29, 1943 Elvis Joe, 11 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ballew, here on a visit from Corpus Christi, and his pal, Jack Clark, 14, put out a throw line in the San Saba River and early Wednesday morning they returned to find a 66 lb.

Kenli Beth is proud to announce the arrival of her sister Maci Renee. She is the daughter of Rusty and Tara Roberson of Dublin. Maci was born February 27, 2012 at Texas Health Harris Methodist of Stephenville. She weighed 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Tico Hicks and the late Tommy Hicks of Lometa, Mike and Mary Ann Roberson of Dublin, and Linda Martin of Eastland. Great-grandparents are Velma Brister and the late George Tom Brister of Lometa, Lawanna ...

William and Joan Hunt of San Saba, TX are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Jessica Beth to Epifanio Balencia. Epifanio is the son of Willie and Socorro Balencia of Goldthwaite, TX. Epifanio is a Tarleton State University graduate and Jessica is a Ranger Jr College graduate. Both are employed by Mills County State Bank.

The Texas Department of Transportation plans to begin work to replace two bridges on FM 1480 in San Saba County starting April 30. The road will be blocked at Rabbitt Creek to begin demolishing the bridge the first week of May. The replacement will take about three months, weather permitting. During that time, traffic on the east side of the bridge will need to take alternate routes, such as CR 114. Crews will then begin work to replace the bridge at Jerry’s Branch.

The first step in helping abused or neglected children is learning to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect. The presence of a single sign does not prove child abuse is occurring in a family, but a closer look at the situation may be warranted when these signs appear repeatedly or in combination. If you do suspect a child is being harmed, reporting your suspicions may protect the child and get help for the family.

The Department of Defense announced Monday the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Joseph H. Fankhauser, 30, of Mason, Texas, died April 22 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Burleson Arch "B.A." Hopkins, 89, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2012. He was born in Richland Spring, Texas on July 29, 1922, to Benjamin Arch Hopkins and Fannie Burleson Hopkins. He attended school in Richland Springs. B.A. served honorably in the U.S. Navy during WWII. After the war, he attended SMU and lacked only six class hours for graduation when, in 1948, he went to work for Dallas oilman and rancher B.F.

Wynogene "Genie" Taylor Phillips, age 89 of San Saba, Texas passed away in Llano, Texas on Thursday, April 19, 2012. Genie was born on December 29, 1922 to Aurthur Prentice Taylor and Willie Effie Harrell and was a life-long resident of San Saba. Genie loved her church and was a long time member of First Baptist Church of San Saba where she served as a volunteer.

Winner of the Region 15 Citizen Bee - Tanner Weyerts, a senior at San Saba High School, participated in the Citizen Bee Competition at the Region 15 Education Service in San Angelo on Friday, April 13, 2012. The competition included a written test covering historical facts, people, dates, landmark supreme court cases, the constitution, and current events.

Last Tuesday, April 17, San Saba hosted the Hamilton Bulldogs. The game started out innocently enough as the Dillos recorded three outs and proceeded to bat in the bottom of the first Zack Davis and Clayton Perry walked and Luke Cox singled in Davis, moving Perry to second. Pannell singled in Perry to put the Dillos up 2-0 after one inning. Pannell went back to work on the mound by getting a quick ground out and a strike out.

The San Saba Ladies Golf Association met April 19, 2012 to host the monthly Central Texas Traveling 4-Ball Tournament. There were 33 ladies participating from across central Texas representing nine clubs. The ladies were welcomed by the president, Anita Miles, and then the traveling 4-ball chair, Sandee Hartley, gave the rules and called for tee time.

The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) has announced that San Saba High School student Allison Nicole Christian has been selected for membership. The Society recognizes top scholars and invites only those students who have achieved academic excellence. The announcement was made by NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel, a senior member of the family that established the Nobel Prizes. "On behalf of NSHSS, I am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice, and commitment ...

The Richland Springs High School U.I.L. academic team travelled to Knippa, Texas to compete in the District 30 competition on March 23 Joe Avila, Nick Moore, Jona-than Patino, Wyatt Ramsey, Bri-anna Bradley, Thomas Fowler, Patrick Phillips, Sara Hedley, Dillan Parker, Cheyenne Tharp, Melanie Hedley, Jacob Cohn, Storm Teel, Brooke Vaughn, Brooklyn Mc-Ginty, Tra Williams, and Ty Mann. The team handled the 400 mile round trip to south Texas and competed well finishing 6 ...

April 12 - 14,San Saba High School FCCLA students competed and worked for three days in Dallas at the Anatole Hotel. Students also had the opportunity to listen to great motivational speakers, had a concert and a dance and of course lots of fun. Students worked at least one day at competition as a door monitor, runner, or time keeper for events that they were not competing in.

The San Saba Tennis Team played in the Region I – AA Tennis Tournament in Odessa on April 18-19. San Saba competed very well, taking 12 players to the tournament. We came very close in getting our boys doubles and mixed doubles teams to state, but came up just short as both teams finished in third place.

On Thursday, April 17th San Saba Middle School hosted a 9-Hole Golf Tournament at San Saba River Golf Course. Results are as follows: Boys 1st - Sonora 7th 224 2nd - Sonora 8th 229 3rd - San Saba 248 4th - Mason 286 Boys Medalists 1st - Isaiah Lira - Sonora 7th 49 2nd - Grady Bush - Sonora 7th 50 2nd - Jonathan Martinez - Sonora 8th 50 Two way tie for 2nd place.