Seeds of Hope

There is a parrot in Brazil that changes its color from green to red or even yellow when it is fed certain fish. And there are some canaries whose yellow feathers will cast off a red hue if they are fed cayenne pepper when they are molting.

Jordan Cattle Auction

Mason - San Saba ~ September 8, 2022 Receipts totaled 980 head with no sale being held at Mason due to the Labor Day Holiday. The market continued upward with stocker steers $5 higher and stocker heifers $5-$10 higher.

Central Texas Community Band begins rehearsals for fall 2022

The Central Texas Community Band’s rehearsals for the fall 2022 season are under way.

Rylander Library Book Review

Firestorm DEA Special Agent Garrett Kohl must rescue a CIA officer when she’s kidnapped in Texas by a nefarious band of criminals in this pulse-pounding thriller for fans of C. J. Box.

Hill Country Naturalist

How fast are we losing hardwoods in the Hill Country? This column was originally written over 10 years ago, but the results are still valid and useful in terms of understanding our current woodlands.

Constitutional Minute

Bob Hilliard - Buffalo, Texas wethepeoplehandbook@gmail.com Constitutional Minute #9 What the heck is “Administrative Law”? Now let’s address “administrative law” – i.e., rulemaking by Executive Agencies. Most of the existing “federal” executive agencies are unconstitutional.

San Saba County has new Jail Administrator

Lesa Calley started last week as the new Jail Administrator for San Saba County. She has been working in dispatch for San Saba County on and off since 2000. She left working for San Saba County in 2019.

Annual seal coat maintenance update Lampasas/San Saba Counties

Provided by Lisa Tipton, Brownwood District Public Information Officer, TxDOT Beginning Thursday, September 15, the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) contractor will perform the final sections of the annual seal coat maintenance operations in Lampasas and San Saba Counties, weather and...

Public School withdrawals to Homeschool rise 40%

According to the most recent data released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in an open records request to the Texas Home School Coalition (THSC), withdrawals from public school to homeschool in the spring of 2021 were 40% up over the prior year.

Rotary Club’s September Student-of-the-Month

Rotary September Studentof- the-Month was awarded to Delaney Ellis. Each month, a different senior student is awarded. Awards are based on leadership, character, teacher nominations, and a personal essay written by the student.