Kay Lynn Scott comes to The San Saba News & Star quite often; advertising for Kat’s Bling & Mark’s Things, her son’s store, and her daughter’s store, Suthern Finds, news articles and ads for Performance Talent, Search for the Stars, Boot Camp, and most recently, she is the publicity chairman for the Relay For Life.

San Saba County Friends of Animals is committed to providing a safe, clean, well-run shelter for homeless animals in San Saba County. To help us reach that goal, we plan to visit several existing shelters so that we can learn what works well and what to avoid when we create our own facility.

On February 14, 2013, the Pierian Study Club met at the home of Angela Smith, daughter-in-law of member, Sandy Smith. Co-hostesses for the meeting were Ann Allison, Gail Bruner, Vicki Stephenson, Jane Randolph, Geanne Taylor, Lousie Williams and Patricia Warren, Committee Chair. Other members present were Connie Adams, Hillary Adams, Brooke Bagley, Nicole Bagley, Donna Baker, Loy Nell Behrens, Ella Burton-Pavich, Sharon Clawson, Barbara Gilger, Kathleen Hawkins, Anita Miles, Martine Miller, Cli ...

On February 19, the Armadillo Basketball team traveled to Hamilton to compete in our Bi-District Playoff game against Santo. Santo jumped out to a first quarter lead of 22-10 with the help of good three point shooting. In the second quarter the Dillos closed the gap to eight points outscoring Santo 15-11.

In an on-going effort to foster a better flow of information from the San Saba County Appraisal District and perhaps provide answers to questions the public may have, Chief Appraiser, Jan Vanderburg, will address frequently asked questions in this and upcoming articles. Also in this article will be noteworthy happenings, upcoming deadlines, etc.

Congratulations to SSHS senior, Heather Wilcox. Heather is the winner of a logo design contest in Mrs. Brooke Bagley’s Adobe Design Class. Dr. Tara Cully, owner of Cully Family Dentistry, approached Mrs. Bagley about the opportunity for her class to design a logo for her dentistry business. The class met with Dr.

The San Saba County Commissioners Court was held on Monday, February 25th at 9:00 a.m. in the County Judge’s Chambers. County Judge, Byron Theodosis called the Court to order and welcomed everyone. County Commissioner, Rickey Lusty gave the invocation followed by everyone joining for the pledges to the American and Texas flags.

The San Saba boys’ basketball team was represented very well this year in District 12 1A. Congratulations go to Kelan Verette for being voted the district Offensive MVP!!!!!!! Kelan averaged 24 points per game in district play and was an 80% FT shooter. We had two players earn First Team honors.

Saturday, March 9th is your chance to see 50 awesome Dodge Vipers up close and personal, as The Dodge Viper Car Club Rally rolls into San Saba. The Viper Club is a group of folks that own or are enthusiasts of the Dodge Viper, one of America’s fastest production cars ever made.

Texas will turn a grateful heart to honor her Vietnam Veterans. The Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument will stand as a long overdue Thank You to honor, remember and celebrate the courage, integrity, duty and sacrifice of all Vietnam veterans who call Texas home. Every year a million visitors to the Texas State Capitol grounds are met by a collection of monuments that stand as sentries of the past to remind us of the service and sacrifice of Texans in times of war.

Robert H. Duncan of San Saba, Texas was named to the Hardin-Simmons University President’s List for the Fall 2012 semester. Duncan is one of 251 students to receive this academic honor. The President’s List is composed of students carrying 12 or more semester credits who have grades of A on all courses for the semester. The Dean’s List is composed of students carrying 12 or more semester credits who have a grade point average of 3.75 to 3.99 for the semester. The Honor Roll is composed ...

Ladies of the First Presbyterian Church are making preparations for the February Fellowship of Christian Women’s Luncheon next Thursday, February 28th. The luncheon will feature Casseroles and Desserts and begins at 11:30 a.m. All the ladies in the county are invited to the downstairs fellowship hall and ladies in their 40’s are treated this month and do not bring food.

Do you know what is inside your beautiful library, located east of the courthouse? This endowed county facility has books for all ages and on almost all subjects. There are computers that you can use to do your homework or check your email while staying in one of our RV parks or playing in a golf tournament.

The San Saba Relay for Life Team, Performance Talent, will be staging, for the second year, a Search for the Stars Competition & Talent America Preliminary to benefit the American Cancer Society. The event will be held at the San Saba Civic Center on Saturday, April 6, 2013. The contest will begin at 6p.m.

The residents at Pecan Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation recently celebrated Valentine's Day with a day full of festivities. To start the morning off, the 4th grade students from San Saba Elementary came to visit with residents and exchange valentine cards with them. Several residents had made their own valentine cards earlier in the day to exchange with the students.