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The San Saba County Friends of the NRA closed out a successful 2011 by raising more than ten thousand dollars for the furtherance of shooting sports in Texas and the Nation. Half of this money will remain in Texas and will be distributed through grants to youth sporting and education programs including the 4-H and FFA programs and the Boy Scouts.

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Whitten are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Whitten to Brian David Henslee, son of Mr. & Mrs. David Henslee of Wichita Falls, Texas. Margaret is a 2008 graduate of Texas A&M University where she completed a B.B.A. in Accounting and an M.S.

Connie and Buddy Adams are pleased to announce the marriage of their son Timothy David to Kimberly Sue Miller of Belton ,Texas. Kimberly is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Miller, US Navy, Ret. of Virginia Beach, Virginia and is currently a student at Texas A & M University and is also employed at Wildfire Trailers of Salado, Texas.

Better Business Bureau warns consumers that scammers are making phony phone calls claiming to represent the National Do Not Call Registry.According to DoNotCall.gov, “The calls claim to provide an opportunity to sign up for the Registry. These calls are not coming from the Registry or the Federal Trade Commission, and you should not respond to these calls.

30 Years AgoJanuary 28, 1982Five ladies played golf Thursday, January 21. Dean Kirk won low gross and Gladys Stewart won low net. Other players were Jeanette Askey, Wallace Parks and Dorothy Sterner. New yearbooks can be picked up at the clubhouse.George Amthor III and Jack Miller met with commissioners court at their January meeting and discussed applications for state funds to lengthen the air strip at the city-county airport.

Friends of Rylander Memorial Library will present best selling and award winning author W.C. Jameson. Jameson has written more than seventy books and over 1,500 articles and essays. In addition, he is an accomplished songwriter and performer, having recorded five albums of his original music and acted in five films.

Dear Editor: Citizens Awareness Report (Response to The Sheriff's Department Article) by San Saba Police Department All disturbances and prowler calls in the City of San Saba are responded to and handled by the San Saba Police Department. The confession by this suspect to the two vehicle burglaries given to Sheriff Brown occurred after the suspect was contacted by Chief Riggs and Sergeant Shaw of the Police Department.

So you think you know Texas?What does the Scottish Rite, the University of Texas, and a German WWI cannon have in common?The CannonJust before World Ward I (1914-1919), the German military developed a weapon that they believed would be the "knock out" weapon to break sieges and turn the tide of any battle.

Today I am officially announcing my candidacy for San Saba County Attorney. As a rancher in the Richland Springs area for over twenty years, I have come to know and love San Saba County and believe now is the time I can contribute to our county. My father gave me the words of wisdom by which I live my life “Courage and enthusiasm are contagious and a hard combination to beat”.

Who do you depend on most?Myself. Favorite dish to cook/eat?Jalapeno Poppers What do you enjoy doing as family?Barbecuing, just spending time together. Most traumatic ER visit for you or your family?Thanks to God, I have never had one. Something about you that we may not know?That even though I don't smile a lot, I really am a nice person when you get to know me. Hidden talent?T ...