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Register To Vote
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The last date to register for vote in the Nov. 5 General Election is Oct. 7. Those who require a ballot by mail must have their application in to the Lampasas County Elections Office no later than Oct. 25.Early voting will be Oct. 21-Nov. 1.

Hog trap available to rent

News Staff
Monday, September 23, 2024
Wild pigs are a threat to property, waterways and ecosystems in Texas, as their numbers continue to increase across the state. Annual damages in Texas are estimated at $500 million.
Cort Maples poses for a photo with his miniature Hereford after being named Grand Champion Junior Showman at the Tri State Fair in Amarillo. Courtesy photo

Cort Maples poses for a photo with his miniature Hereford after being named Grand Champion Junior Showman at the Tri State Fair in Amarillo. Courtesy photo

Maples earns success at Texas stock shows

News Staff
Monday, September 23, 2024
Lampasas Middle School sixth-grade student Cort Maples has earned accolades showing his miniature Herefords across Texas.Maples, the son of Thad and Heather Maples, is a member of Lampasas County 4-H and also shows market steers.He competed at the West Texas State Fair in Abilene on Sept.
Chet Garner of the Emmy Award-winning series “The Daytripper” will entertain the audience with his Texas travel stories at the Lampasas County Farm Bureau’s annual convention. courtesy photo

Chet Garner of the Emmy Award-winning series “The Daytripper” will entertain the audience with his Texas travel stories at the Lampasas County Farm Bureau’s annual convention. courtesy photo

Chet Garner to speak at Farm Bureau county convention

News Staff
Monday, September 23, 2024
Lampasas County Farm Bureau members should begin making plans to attend the annual Lampasas County Farm Bureau Convention to be held at the Lampasas County Livestock Show Barn, 183 North U.S. Highway 281.The Oct. 8 meeting and convention begins at 6 p.m.

Boil water notice rescinded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 Both have since been rescinded.In a news release posted Saturday morning, Lampasas city officials issued a boil water notice for an affected area near south U.S. Highway 281.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.
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