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erick mitchell | dispatch record Lampasas High School students, left to right, Emeree Gettman, Hailey Wittman and Vivian Say-Ballard received honors at this year’s UIL State Film Festival.

erick mitchell | dispatch record Lampasas High School students, left to right, Emeree Gettman, Hailey Wittman and Vivian Say-Ballard received honors at this year’s UIL State Film Festival.

LHS animation students thrive at state film contest

Erick Mitchell
Monday, March 6, 2023
Three Lampasas High School animation students secured high honors at the 2023 UIL State Film Festival on Feb. 22.
Lampasas High School special needs teacher and Wings of Eagles volunteer Becky Veroneau leads a teen dating violence workshop. erick mitchell | dispatch record

Lampasas High School special needs teacher and Wings of Eagles volunteer Becky Veroneau leads a teen dating violence workshop. erick mitchell | dispatch record

Wings of Eagles hosts Violence in Teen Dating workshop

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, March 2, 2023
February usually is associated with Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, but it also earns recognition as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. On Monday, Wings of Eagles Outreach hosted a workshop to educate teens about dating violence.

Bridge players gather

News Staff
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Six tables of bridge competed recently at the Community Bridge monthly games day. Linda Williams placed first, Beth Griess was second, and Tom Casbeer took third place. No one won the slam prize. Pattie Spradley and Barbara Smith were the hostesses. The next session will be March 13 at 1 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Drakkar Canales are now at home outside Kempner after their wedding in San Antonio at La Cantera Resort and Spa. courtesy photo

Mr. and Mrs. Drakkar Canales are now at home outside Kempner after their wedding in San Antonio at La Cantera Resort and Spa. courtesy photo

Straley-Canales wedding held on New Year’s Eve

News Staff
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Ashton Elizabeth Straley and Drakkar Dekayn Canales were wed Dec. 31, 2022 in a 5 p.m. ceremony at La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Alicia Straley of Lampasas.
The shelter started a foster program in Feburary, so volunteers can foster kittens like Cash and Claudia. courtesy photo

The shelter started a foster program in Feburary, so volunteers can foster kittens like Cash and Claudia. courtesy photo

Animal shelter broadens its volunteer opportunities

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, February 27, 2023
The Lampasas Animal Shelter has expanded volunteer opportunities available and opened a kitten foster program. The shelter announced the launch of a brandnew online volunteer management platform on Friday morning.
Veronica Butler is online editor of the Lampasas High School news staff, pictured left to right, Joe Neuenschwander, Kilana Baird, Dakota Decker, Camille Rivera, Amelia Stanley, Jade Arzola, Butler and Lucy Mantilla. Not pictured: Katie Johnson and adviser Kayla Cain. courtesy photo

Veronica Butler is online editor of the Lampasas High School news staff, pictured left to right, Joe Neuenschwander, Kilana Baird, Dakota Decker, Camille Rivera, Amelia Stanley, Jade Arzola, Butler and Lucy Mantilla. Not pictured: Katie Johnson and adviser Kayla Cain. courtesy photo

Butler wins Lonestar Writing Award

News Staff
Monday, February 27, 2023
Lampasas High School junior and Dispatch Record intern Roni Butler received a first-place award in the Lonestar Writing Contest last week. The annual journalistic competition is sponsored jointly by the Texas Press Association and Interscholastic League Press Conference.
by alexandria randolph

by alexandria randolph

Reflections of a ‘city girl’

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, February 23, 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial complements our Salute to National FFA Week special section. See Section B of today’s edition for student profiles and features on this year’s local FFA accomplishments. Iwas raised on westerns.
Randolph Scott was nicknamed “Toby” during his time in the United States Forest Service as a Region 4 smokejumper. courtesy photo

Randolph Scott was nicknamed “Toby” during his time in the United States Forest Service as a Region 4 smokejumper. courtesy photo

Nix native recalls life as a CIA smokejumper

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, February 20, 2023
With no job waiting for him and $72 in his pocket, Nix native Randolph Scott left home with his heart set on the western wilderness. Little did he know that choice would lead to an opportunity to serve the nation as a CIA smokejumper.
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