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Vehicles to vie for Best of Show

News Staff
Thursday, September 5, 2024
This Lightning McQueen-inspired design from the Disney movie “Cars” was one of the vehicles on display at last year’s Classic Car Show. Storm’s Drive-In will be the site Sept. 14 for this year’s event. Cars and trucks manufactured before 1990 are eligible to enter.

Classic cars to be displayed at 16th annual show

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Classic cars will fill the back parking lot at Storm’s Drive-In for the 16th Annual Classic Car Show on Sept. 14.The event is free for the public to attend and for those looking to register their classic models in this year’s show. This year’s theme is “T.V. classics.

ARRESTS

News Staff
Thursday, September 5, 2024
The following arrests were reported to the Lampasas Dispatch Record by area law enforcement officials. The Dispatch Record prints the name and charge(s) of people arrested on at least one Class B misdemeanor – or more serious – charge.SEPT.

DISTRICT COURT

News Staff
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings.Defendant Brian Clyde Powell, listed as homeless, entered a plea of true to a charge of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram.
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Unger, chamber honored by congressman

News Staff
Thursday, September 5, 2024
U.S. District 11 Rep. August Pfluger presented Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Melissa Unger with a certificate of appreciation on Tuessday to recognize the chamber’s work on behalf of the community and its business members.
Congressman August Pfluger, at left, visits with constituents Tuesday before the start of his town hall gathering in Lampasas. A member of the Air Force Reserves, Pfluger spent time this summer in the Middle East and offered his thoughts about the status of the U.S. military. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Congressman August Pfluger, at left, visits with constituents Tuesday before the start of his town hall gathering in Lampasas. A member of the Air Force Reserves, Pfluger spent time this summer in the Middle East and offered his thoughts about the status of the U.S. military. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Congressman holds town hall

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Congressman August Pfluger (R-San Angelo) provided Lampasas County residents with legislative updates at a Tuesday town hall in the old Lampasas Middle School cafeteria.Pfluger, a colonel in the U.S.

Lometa ISD approves budget, keeps tax rate unchanged for 2024-2025

Mason Hines
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the budget and tax rate for the 2024-2025 school year at a meeting on Aug. 27.The budget and tax rate were discussed at the board’s regular meeting Aug. 6, when Superintendent Rob Moore presented them in his financial report.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Downtown blocks closed for repairs

News Staff
Thursday, September 5, 2024
The city of Lampasas has begun work on a roadway improvement project for East Second Street that is expected to be complete within 180 days. Signs such as this one on South Live Oak reflect the closure of several blocks in the downtown area.
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