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February Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 18% $438,999 Copperas Cove up 12% $841,816 Evant up 39% $11,843 Gatesville up 19% $338,308 Goldthwaite up 16% $76,234 Hamilton up 22% $109,561 Kempner up 54% $37,160 Lampasas up 14% $319,896 Lometa up 49% $15,102 Marble Falls up 21% $1,588,934 San Saba up 10% $85,263 February sales tax receipts – which are based primarily on local sales made in December – resulted in nice gains for area cities. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC

February Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 18% $438,999 Copperas Cove up 12% $841,816 Evant up 39% $11,843 Gatesville up 19% $338,308 Goldthwaite up 16% $76,234 Hamilton up 22% $109,561 Kempner up 54% $37,160 Lampasas up 14% $319,896 Lometa up 49% $15,102 Marble Falls up 21% $1,588,934 San Saba up 10% $85,263 February sales tax receipts – which are based primarily on local sales made in December – resulted in nice gains for area cities. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC

Sales taxes receipts post big jump in February

Gail Lowe
Monday, February 17, 2025
For the first time since November 2021, every city in the region whose sales tax rebates are tracked by the Dispatch Record showed a percentage gain this month.
School choice -- and setting up Education Savings Accounts -- is a priority issue for the 89th Texas Legislature. State Rep. David Spiller, whose District 68 includes Lampasas County, will be in Lampasas on Tuesday to discuss this and other potential legislation for the Texas House and Senate. FILE PHOTO

School choice -- and setting up Education Savings Accounts -- is a priority issue for the 89th Texas Legislature. State Rep. David Spiller, whose District 68 includes Lampasas County, will be in Lampasas on Tuesday to discuss this and other potential legislation for the Texas House and Senate. FILE PHOTO

School choice bill passes Senate, heads to Texas House

Erick Mitchell
Monday, February 17, 2025
Texas House members will decide the fate of Senate Bill 2 that would establish Education Savings Accounts, better known as school choice legislation.On Feb. 5, the Texas Senate passed SB 2 by a 1912 vote.

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State Rep. David Spiller
Monday, February 17, 2025
Texas First Conservative Alliance will host District 68 State Rep. David Spiller at a meeting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the conference room of the Lampasas County Office Building, 409 S. Pecan St.The public is invited to attend for an update on the 89th Texas Legislature.
A National Weather Service graphic shows low temperatures of 4 degrees possible for Lampasas County this week.

A National Weather Service graphic shows low temperatures of 4 degrees possible for Lampasas County this week.

Meteorologists: arctic front coming Tuesday

Alexandria Randolph
Saturday, February 15, 2025
National Weather Service Meteorologists are predicting an ‘arctic front’ to arrive in Central Texas on Tuesday, bringing possible single-digit temperatures to Lampasas.“An arctic cold front will arrive on Tuesday with temperatures falling during the daytime.
Rep. David Spiller speaks to Lampasas County residents in a previous town hall. FILE PHOTO

Rep. David Spiller speaks to Lampasas County residents in a previous town hall. FILE PHOTO

Spiller to make Lampasas stop

News Staff
Friday, February 14, 2025
House District 68 Rep. David Spiller (R-Jacksboro) will visit Lampasas on Tuesday to catch residents up on the 89th Legislative session. The event hosted by the Texas First Conservative Alliance will take place at 5:30 p.m.
In honor of the local hospital’s 90 years of operation, a special exhibition at the Lampasas County Museum features equipment used in previous decades at what originally was named Rollins Brook Hospital. courtesy photo

In honor of the local hospital’s 90 years of operation, a special exhibition at the Lampasas County Museum features equipment used in previous decades at what originally was named Rollins Brook Hospital. courtesy photo

Museum celebrates 90 years of Rollins Brook Hospital

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, February 13, 2025
While the AdventHealth Rollins Brook facilities are updated for the 21st century, the hospital has roots in the community that are over 90 years old. A special exhibition at the Lampasas County Museum has opened to the public to honor this local heritage and will run through April.
Saratoga Masonic Lodge #546 representatives Bob Caughron, at left, and Paul Plourde were at Kline Whitis Elementary School to donate “Fantastic Teeth Fan Club” dental kits for distribution to first-graders at the campus. Accepting the donation are Dana Tatum and Lori Fry. courtesy photo

Saratoga Masonic Lodge #546 representatives Bob Caughron, at left, and Paul Plourde were at Kline Whitis Elementary School to donate “Fantastic Teeth Fan Club” dental kits for distribution to first-graders at the campus. Accepting the donation are Dana Tatum and Lori Fry. courtesy photo

Masonic Lodge promotes dental health

News Staff
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Representatives from Saratoga Lodge #546 visited each of the elementary schools in Lampasas County last week and donated dental kits for distribution to area first-graders. The donation is part of the “Fantastic Teeth” Masonic Charities Program.
Justin Reid, center, was named a Staff of the Month honoree for January. A former Lampasas High School graduate, Reid now is an automotive program instructor. On hand to congratulate him are Assistant Principal Ryan Race, at left, and Clay Phillips of Texas Farm Bureau Insurance. courtesy photo

Justin Reid, center, was named a Staff of the Month honoree for January. A former Lampasas High School graduate, Reid now is an automotive program instructor. On hand to congratulate him are Assistant Principal Ryan Race, at left, and Clay Phillips of Texas Farm Bureau Insurance. courtesy photo

LHS recognizes January faculty of the month

News Staff
Thursday, February 13, 2025
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