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Deputy hospitalized after exposure to unknown chemical

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, June 17, 2024
A Lampasas County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after coming into contact with a foreign substance during a routine traffic stop early Friday morning.Lampasas County Sheriff Jess Ramos said his office is awaiting test results to identify the chemical that initially was believed to be fentanyl.

NEWSMAKERS

Sam Houston State University
Monday, June 17, 2024
Sam Houston State University has announced its honor students for the spring semester.Qualifying for the President’s Honor Roll was Sarah Walker of Lampasas. Students on the President’s list achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in all work attempted.

SHEEP, GOAT AUCTION

News Staff
Monday, June 17, 2024
The June 13 market report from Mills County Commission Co. follows.Total receipts: 3,476. Previous week: 4,138.Trends: Light kids $10 higher. Slaughter kids $10 lower; slaughter nannies $10 lower; replacement nannies steady.Wool lambs $5-$10 higher; Dorper lambs and Barbado lambs $10 higher.
Stripping away brick on the facade of 513 E Third Street revealed ornate steel columns that have been in place for at least 100 years. Owner and renovator Travis Redding hopes to restore the building to its 1870s era glory. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD

Stripping away brick on the facade of 513 E Third Street revealed ornate steel columns that have been in place for at least 100 years. Owner and renovator Travis Redding hopes to restore the building to its 1870s era glory. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD

Introducing The Ancestral Spirit

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, June 17, 2024
Between the ornate, steel columns of the façade and the thick limestone walls within, one could say the echoes of Lampasas’ ancestors can be heard at 513 E. Third St., a building more than a century old.
June Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 22% $357,114 Copperas Cove up 1% $558,229 Evant up 25% $6,289 Gatesville up 5% $237,693 Goldthwaite up 21% $47,619 Hamilton up 17% $68,454 Kempner up 30% $18,801 Lampasas up 1% $236,680 Lometa up 10% $9,217 Marble Falls up 2% $1,163,488 San Saba down 6% $54,818 Lampasas, Copperas Cove and Marble Falls showed small gains this month in their sales tax allocations, while Kempner, Burnet and Evant posted hefty increases for June. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC

June Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 22% $357,114 Copperas Cove up 1% $558,229 Evant up 25% $6,289 Gatesville up 5% $237,693 Goldthwaite up 21% $47,619 Hamilton up 17% $68,454 Kempner up 30% $18,801 Lampasas up 1% $236,680 Lometa up 10% $9,217 Marble Falls up 2% $1,163,488 San Saba down 6% $54,818 Lampasas, Copperas Cove and Marble Falls showed small gains this month in their sales tax allocations, while Kempner, Burnet and Evant posted hefty increases for June. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC

Sales tax growth seen in June

Gail Lowe
Monday, June 17, 2024
For most cities in the Central Texas area, June was a much better month for sales tax rebates than May had been. Only San Saba recorded a decline in revenues compared to June 2023, and the gains posted by other entities pushed their year-to-date numbers higher for the first half of 2024.
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

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Enjoying the spring-fed pool

News Staff
Monday, June 17, 2024
Lampasas County residents take a break from the sun with some water gun fun and a dip in the cool water at Hancock Springs Free-Flow Pool on Friday afternoon.

BRIEFLY

Wellness Program
Monday, June 17, 2024
Lampasas Community Gardens will host Julie Lott, a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist with CTX Acupuncture Wellness Center, for a program entitled “Nurture your soles naturally” on June 22 from 1-2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
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