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Boil water notice rescinded

News Staff
Monday, September 23, 2024
Two boil water notices were issued for Lampasas residents last week due to low water pressure. Both have since been rescinded.In a news release posted Saturday morning, Lampasas city officials issued a boil water notice for an affected area near south U.S. Highway 281.
DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC Through nine months of the year, most area entities show their sales tax revenues are growing. The only cities to see a dip in their September returns were Burnet and Lometa.

DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC Through nine months of the year, most area entities show their sales tax revenues are growing. The only cities to see a dip in their September returns were Burnet and Lometa.

Local entities receive September sales tax rebates

Gail Lowe
Monday, September 23, 2024
September sales tax rebates to the Texas cities, counties and special purpose districts that assess a local levy showed an average increase of 6% compared to the same month last year. State Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported that total allocations across the state topped $1.1 billion this period.

Burn ban in effect for county

News Staff
Monday, September 23, 2024
At Monday’s meeting of the Lampasas County Commissioners Court, the order restricting outdoor burning was renewed.The county burn ban now is in effect until Dec. 9.
Abundant hay bales signal a strong season ahead for local ranchers. Stockpiles had been depleted last year after two seasons of extreme drought. Joycesarah McCabe | Dispa tch Record

Abundant hay bales signal a strong season ahead for local ranchers. Stockpiles had been depleted last year after two seasons of extreme drought. Joycesarah McCabe | Dispa tch Record

Producers happy to be baling hay once again

Joycesarah Mccabe
Monday, September 23, 2024
The last two years of the hay forecast have been replete with dismal news and represented one more struggle Lampasas County producers had to endure. For this season, at least, the forecast appears much better than the previous two.
Sgt. Steve Sheldon, at left, and Patrol Lt. Chuck Montgomery of the Lampasas Police Department stand outside Lampasas Middle School. Sheldon is a school resource officer at the campus and supervises the other SROs in the school district, while Montgomery oversees the program. Lampasas ISD and the city of Lampasas have an agreement to provide at least one police officer per campus to enhance safety measures in place. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Sgt. Steve Sheldon, at left, and Patrol Lt. Chuck Montgomery of the Lampasas Police Department stand outside Lampasas Middle School. Sheldon is a school resource officer at the campus and supervises the other SROs in the school district, while Montgomery oversees the program. Lampasas ISD and the city of Lampasas have an agreement to provide at least one police officer per campus to enhance safety measures in place. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Partnership with police department helps keep local schools safe

Erick Mitchell
Monday, September 23, 2024
Over the last three years, Lampasas Independent School District has taken steps to improve safety at each of its five campuses.To start the 2024-2025 school year, LISD has a school resource officer stationed at each of its campuses for the first time.
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Crowd enjoys Western Night music, food

News Staff
Monday, September 23, 2024
Jake Hooker and The Outsiders band perform while attendees dance or finish a bite to eat at Saturday’s Western Night on Western Street event, hosted by the Lampasas County Museum.
While the first quarter of 2024 has seen a slower season in the local real estate market, agents warn residents not to wait for another craze to hit before making a move. metro creative graphics

While the first quarter of 2024 has seen a slower season in the local real estate market, agents warn residents not to wait for another craze to hit before making a move. metro creative graphics

Lampasas real estate sees slowdown

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, September 23, 2024
Local real estate professionals have marked a distinct change in the market since the rush of 2020, but that doesn’t mean another craze isn’t ahead.The real estate industry accounted for $453.7 billion or 17.7% of the gross state product in 2023.

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Circus Is Coming
Monday, September 23, 2024
Kiwanis Club of Lampasas will sponsor the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus Oct. 7 to raise funds for scholarships for Lampasas and Lometa students.Set-up will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of East North Avenue and South Western Street. Shows are slated at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Lampasas issues boil water notice along US 281

Alexandria Randolph
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Just days after a previous boil water notice was rescinded, another boil water notice has been issued for Lampasas water users. In a new release posted Saturday morning, Lampasas City Officials issued a boil water notice for an affected area near south U.S. 281.
Lampasas residents stop by for a chat at the Texas Game Warden booth at last year’s National Night Out event. file photo

Lampasas residents stop by for a chat at the Texas Game Warden booth at last year’s National Night Out event. file photo

National Night Out in Lampasas scheduled for Oct. 1

News Staff
Thursday, September 19, 2024
The annual National Night Out event is set for Oct. 1 from 6-8 p.m.Members of the Lampasas Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies will be in the H-E-B store parking lot on Key Avenue to connect with community members.
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