Louisiana legend Jo-El Sonnier celebrates his 50th at Llano Country Opry

Louisiana Hall of Famer Jo-El Sonnier will celebrate his 50th Anniversary at the Llano Country Opry on Saturday, January 13, at the Lantex Theater in Llano, Texas.  The show will begin at 2:30PM and admission is $20 for general admission and $30 for reserved seating.  Tickets are on sale at www.

LCRA Grants aid first responders and community projects

The Lower Colorado River Authority has awarded more than $995,000 in Community Development Partnership Program grants for a wide range of projects across LCRA’s wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas.

Down Memory Lane

60 Years Ago January 9, 1964 Bob McMillan, head coach for Richland Springs Coyotes and teacher of Social Studies in Richland Springs High School, has resigned his position with the school, Supt. Grady Baker has announced.

Columnist offers shortcuts for writing your own life story

Magazine and newspaper columnist Rix Quinn says many people tell him, “I need to write my own life story.” But few of them complete the task. The problem, says Quinn, is that individuals feel overwhelmed by the size of the project.

Alice in Wonder Land

I have enjoyed the Christmas decorations on the fourfoot artificial tree that I put on a small round table in my living room. Instead of taking it down and storing it, I put it on a table in my screened enclosed porch and will change the decorations each month.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

1 Corintios 15:1-10 Además os declaro, hermanos, el evangelio que os he predicado, el cual también recibisteis, en el cual también perseveráis; por el cual asimismo, si retenéis la palabra que os he predicado, sois salvos, si no creísteis en vano.

Simple Truths

Psalm 119 is one of the premier chapters of the Bible. In it, we find 176 verses of absolute truth concerning God’s word. This chapter is the longest in the Bible and is divided into 22 divisions of eight verses each.

The important Second Step

In observing young children I am amazed at what they learn at a very early age. One thing they are taught is that food is for the mouth, not all over the face or in the hair. Other lessons include not to throw temper tantrums, to say thank you and please.

Rotary Minute

The first official weekly meeting for 2024 of the San Saba Rotary Club was held on Thursday, January 4th, at Pepperbelly’s Restaurant, President Buck Gilcrease presiding. Fourteen members, two guests, and two student guests were present.