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Lampasas Mission fundraiser held at fire station

News Staff
Monday, September 30, 2024
Lampasas Mission volunteers hand out pork chop dinners to residents inside the Lampasas Fire Department station on East Fourth Street. Benny Boyd sponsored the event Sept. 21 to benefit the non-proit organization.
courtesy photo Members of the GFWC ’36 Club gathered at Putters & Gutters Fun Center for a luncheon to kick off the new club year.

courtesy photo Members of the GFWC ’36 Club gathered at Putters & Gutters Fun Center for a luncheon to kick off the new club year.

’36 Club participates in National Day of Service

News Staff
Monday, September 30, 2024
The ’36 Club recently kicked off the 2024-2025 season with a luncheon at Putters & Gutters Fun Center, presided by Juliann Chaney, president of the club.Guest speaker was Gwen Caviness of the Modern Review Club of Killeen.
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Preparing for county meeting

News Staff
Monday, September 30, 2024
Lampasas County Farm Bureau directors Janet Machen and Stephen Ruzicka met recently to craft resolutions for consideration at the upcoming County Convention on Oct. 8. Two critical items deal with water rights and squatters.
Lampasas County commissioners and County Judge Randy Hoyer (holding a resolution) pose for a photo with area 4-H students and leaders after approval of the proclamation highlighting National 4-H Week that runs Oct. 6-12. erick mitchell | dispatch record

Lampasas County commissioners and County Judge Randy Hoyer (holding a resolution) pose for a photo with area 4-H students and leaders after approval of the proclamation highlighting National 4-H Week that runs Oct. 6-12. erick mitchell | dispatch record

Commissioners Court recognizes upcoming 4-H week

Erick Mitchell
Monday, September 30, 2024
Lampasas County Commissioners Court recognized 4-H students and leaders during last week’s regular meeting in advance of the upcoming 4-H week.The court also approved a resolution celebrating National 4-H Week, which runs from Oct. 6-12.

SHEEP AND GOAT AUCTION

News Staff
Monday, September 30, 2024
The Sept. 26 market report from Mills County Commission Co. follows.Total receipts: 1,577. Previous week: 1,901.Trends: Light kids steady. Slaughter kids and slaughter nannies steady; replacement nannies also steady. Wool lambs $5-$10 lower; Dorper lambs and Barbado lambs also $5-$10 lower.
Visitors to the Indian Artifact & Mineral and Gem Show on Saturday had the opportunity to examine a vast collection of arrowheads as well as geode formations and Native American jewelry. The Vision Lampasas-sponsored event is held annually. GABRIELE SANGACHE | DISPATCH RECORD

Visitors to the Indian Artifact & Mineral and Gem Show on Saturday had the opportunity to examine a vast collection of arrowheads as well as geode formations and Native American jewelry. The Vision Lampasas-sponsored event is held annually. GABRIELE SANGACHE | DISPATCH RECORD

Visitors to the Indian Artifact & Mineral and Gem Show on Saturday had the opportunity to examine a vast collection of arrowheads as well as geode formations and Native American jewelry

News Staff
Monday, September 30, 2024
Michelle O’Michael stands by her sculpture “Honoring Trees” after it was installed in the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden earlier this month. COURTESY PHOTO | LAFTA

Michelle O’Michael stands by her sculpture “Honoring Trees” after it was installed in the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden earlier this month. COURTESY PHOTO | LAFTA

Annual Boots & Blazers Ball set for Oct. 12

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, September 30, 2024
The annual Boots & Blazers Ball will grace Campbell Park once again with dinner, entertainment and artwork on Oct. 12.Hosted by Lampasas Association for the Arts, the event will take place from 5:30-11:15 p.m.

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Genealogy Time Correction
Monday, September 30, 2024
A story in the Sept. 27 edition listed an incorrect time for the Lampasas County Historical Commission’s Oct. 5 genealogy workshop.The free workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lampasas Public Library, 201 S. Main St.

Woods pleads guilty in 2023 shooting

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, September 30, 2024
A Kempner-area man pleaded guilty Friday in the shooting of his friend in May 2023.Michael Oran Woods, 43, was scheduled for jury trial on Sept. 23 on a murder charge, but instead he reached a plea agreement in the 27th District Court of Lampasas County on Friday.
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