Wednesday, April 10, 2024
This weekend was like a ghost town. Even church attendance was low.
Many huge parking lots around town sat empty.
The town was ready. San Saba was sprinkled with Porta Potties everywhere.
The weather forecast was not the best news to small towns planning on big crowds.
Weather alerts said it…
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Country Music Hall of Famer Jimmy Fortune will headline the Llano Country Opry’s 25th Anniversary Show on Sunday, April 14, at 2:30PM, at the Lantex Theater in downtown Llano, Texas. Limited tickets remain available with main floor seating at $35 and balcony seating at $25. Tickets are now on…
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
When it comes to kids and phones, the discussion focused on what age was appropriate for them to get their first one. Now, it centers more on how to keep them safer using them, and for good reason. There are many risks involved with our youth using phones, and we must do things to help keep them…
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Howard Payne University celebrated its fourth annual Spring Family Reunion on March 23. The event’s festivities included music, games, food, a 5K run/walk and the Outdoor Vendor Market. Yellow Jacket Preview, a prospective student event, was also held in conjunction with the reunion that morning…
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
The clouds were pretty thick. The wind was definitely making itself known. Shopper traffic One of our out of town vendors, 'Sweet Shop' out of Sweeny, Texas, brought their homemade brittles. Sarah Brumbelow had bite-size samples of here homemade brittle flavors: Almond with Chocolate and Sea Salt,…
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Variable speed limits (VSLs) have been shown to reduce crashes on freeways, in some cases by more than half, according to recently released data from the state of Ohio and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Traditional speed limits consider traffic volume, operating speeds, road features…
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Keep San Saba Beautiful (KSSB) holds semi-annual citywide cleanups each year: one in the spring in conjunction with the Great American Cleanup (GAC) and the Don’t Mess With Texas (DMWT) Trash Off and another in the Fall for the Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) Fall Sweep.
For several years, KSSB has…
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Colony Memorial Cemetery meeting will be April 27,2024, the last Saturday in April Please come to the meeting; lunch as usual is at 12 noon covered dish.
THE COLONY Memorial Cemetery ASSOCIATION held its regular meeting on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Colony Community Church…
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Ecclesiastes 1:9 informs us that, “there is nothing new under the sun.” And, as an educator since 2001, I have come to realize that King Solomon knew a thing or two about repackaging when he spoke these words. It is true in education, as it is in other fields such as fashion, that ideas are…
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Enough already. The eclipse of April 8 has been smothered with coverage by both mass and social media. Americans--some who flail at things that go “bump” in the night--yearned for even more darkness! They carved out time from busy schedules and squeezed funds from their budgets to make their way to…
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Our big day has come and gone. The solar eclipse didn’t bring any masses of people to Richland Springs, but San Saba had a bustling day. Mill Pond Park was packed with visitors and the stores had plenty of business. We had a perfect day to watch the eclipse. At one point, I wondered if I should…
Djuana Payton, Editor
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
The clouds were pretty thick. The wind was definitely making itself known. Shopper traffic One of…
Djuana Payton, Editor
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Veterans Fellowship Program
Veterans and surviving spouses of Veterans are invited every third…
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Richland Springs District Champion track athletes
Djuana Payton, Editor
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
This weekend was like a ghost town. Even church attendance was low.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the San Saba County Pecan Growers Association will host the annual Pecan Field Day on Monday, May 6th, at the San…
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Receipts totaled 983 head with no sale on Monday at Mason due to the Easter Holiday. The stocker steers sold fully steady with 4 steers 563 lbs at $ 310.00 ($…
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Texas Six-Man All Star: Jayden Sutherland (Sr.)
Player of the Year: Hutton Rogers (Jr.)
Defensive MVP: Connor Womack (Jr.)
Newcomer of the Year: Cohn…
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Local high school students are invited to apply for HPU’s Health Science Enrichment Workshop, scheduled for June 19-21. The deadline for application is May 1…