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Travis Shaw, President of Hochheim Insurance Local Branch (at left), and Rick Baskin, Baskin Insurance (at right), presenting a $325 Donation to Alan King, representing Central Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.

The San Saba County Commissioners Court met on Monday, March 8th in the County Court Room. County Judge Byron Theodosis called the meeting to order and welcomed approximately 40 people who were in attendance. Commissioner Rickey Lusty gave the invocation followed by everyone joining for the American and Texas pledges. Judge Theodosis did a re-cap of the Public Hearing held on February 16th, regarding the petition to create an Emergency Service District (ESD) and the naming of a commi ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging all Texas Spring Breakers to avoid traveling to border cities in Mexico. "There is an increase in Mexican drug cartel related violence in the northern Mexican border cities. Parents should not allow their children to visit these Mexican cities because their safety cannot be guaranteed,"

In their Proposal for Decision to PUC Commissioners last week, Administrative Law Judges Travis Vickery and Hunter Burkhalter found in favor of landowners that fought to keep Oncor’s proposed 345kV transmission line out of San Saba County. The judges recommended that the transmission line, with its 12-story tall steel lattice towers, be placed on Alternate Route 140, a route that never crosses the Colorado River or enters San Saba County, declaring "Route 140 better reflects community ...

Abundant Life Ministries will meet every Sunday at 6 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. at their new location in the First Assembly of God building, 1005 South High Street.

God had a lot of practice creating women before He decided to make a really special one for a loving family in San Saba, Texas. Elsie’s parents, Lee and Norma Oliver, welcomed her to the world on March 2, 1914. Many who know and love Elsie believe God put her here to show us how good genes, good livin’ and good humor can work together to create a truly extraordinary human being. Elsie’s 96th birthday celebration took place at Pepperbelly’s Restaurant on Tuesda ...

Widespread fall and winter rains should make for an excellent wildflower season in much of Texas, according to Dr. Damon Waitt, senior botanist of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin. "The return of El Niño last summer brought much needed relief from the extraordinary drought conditions we have been experiencing since the fall of 2007,"

Dear Editor, Over the past few months the citizens of San Saba County have been involved in a battle even if they did not know it. That battle is part of a process. Our state government has saddled its citizens with it if they want to protect their homes and properties. A large company, (Oncor) doing the bidding of a state agency (Ercot) is just doing what the legislature has asked them to do, bring wind energy to the I-35 corridor.

Ms. Allison Watkins, Texas AgriLife Extension—Tom Green County Horticulturist, will be the featured speaker at the Lunch & Learn that will be held Tuesday, March 23rd, 12 noon at the Civic Center. She will be discussing Low Maintenance Landscaping. Watkins, a graduate of Tarleton State University, has been the Horticulturist for Tom Green County for a year.

REPUBLICAN U. S. Representative, District 11: Mike Conaway - 713 Chris Younts - 228 Al Cowan - 99 Governor: Kay Bailey Hutchison - 277 Debra Medina - 419 Rick Perry - 401 Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst - 846 Attorney General: Greg Abbott - 849 Comptroller of Public Accounts: Susan Combs - 853 Commissioner of the General Land Office: Jerry Patterson - 813 < ...