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Man dies in ranch boating accident 4 May 2013 | 11:13 pm
By Terry Hagerty – Assistant Editor One man is dead and another reportedly in serious condition after a boating accident Friday night at the Double D Ranch in Rosanky, Donna Van Gilder, Bastrop County...
Edwin “Bo” Zimmerhanzel 4 May 2013 | 12:20 am
Edwin “Bo” Zimmerhanzel, 52, of Smithville died May 1, 2013. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at Marrs-Jones Funder Home, 104 Olive St., in Smithville. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. at...
High winds fuel fire 3 May 2013 | 10:52 pm
By Terry Hagerty Firefighters battled high winds in eventually containing a fire near Park Road 1C and Buescher State Park early Thursday evening. A home and a nearby pickup truck were destroyed, but ...
Stumbling Forward: Tweeting daily trials and tribulations 3 May 2013 | 09:46 pm
By John Gosselink I’m constantly hearing about people getting in trouble on Twitter, writing stuff for which they have to later apologize. Since I’m always looking for new and creative ways to get int...
Paige Ponderings: Country artist gone crazy 3 May 2013 | 09:37 pm
By Pirjuana Brown The big news from Paige this week is that I avoided ejections, arrests and beatings. Actually, speaking of beatings, I’m hereby the new percussionist for the Bastrop orchestral group...
Tiger Times: Cleaning out and sleeping in 3 May 2013 | 09:33 pm
By Sarah Anderson For the next two weeks, there will be STARR testing on May 7, 8 and 14. On those dates, juniors and seniors won’t have to be at school until 11:30 a.m. So sleep in, my dears! It is f...
Talk of the Town: Helping another artist after the Bastrop fires 3 May 2013 | 09:31 pm
By Jo Watts Helping another artist after the Bastrop fires This past weekend my husband and I attended the home warming of friends who had lost their residences and everything they owned in September ...
The Fragrant Garden: Dealing effectively with ‘havoc’ of gophers and moles 3 May 2013 | 09:29 pm
By Mitzi Vansant I have a new design client who lives about a mile outside the Smithville city limits, and gophers or moles are wreaking havoc on her property. Before we install new plantings we must ...
Chamber Chatter: Reel Film Expo set for this weekend 3 May 2013 | 09:26 pm
By Jonetta Rice REEL FILM EXPO SCHEDULE Tomorrow starts our Third Annual Reel Film Expo. This free family event will be held downtown. Schedule: Friday, May 3 / 5 -7 p.m. Mixer – Pocket’s Grille 7:30...
Rockne News: Sacred Heart ladies take bus trip to visit Savannah 3 May 2013 | 09:25 pm
By Lea Ann Goertz Lee Five ladies from Sacred Heart Parish were part of a recent eight-day bus tour to Savannah, Ga. and made the most of their sightseeing trip. Donna Bartsch, her daughter Colleen Ba...
