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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

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

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.

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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.

KWSC customers complain of greenish hue to water

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Kempner Water Supply Corp. announced Wednesday it will convert its disinfectant used in the distribution system from chloramine to free chlorine from June 14 through July 14.The decision comes after KWSC members expressed concerned about a greenish tint to their water.
erick mitchell | dispatch record

erick mitchell | dispatch record

Court records head to Dallas for digitizing

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
A crew from Kofile Premium Services was at the Lampasas County Clerk’s Office on Monday to load the 748 bound volumes of the county’s land and title records from the last 30 years. The material will be scanned and digitized as part of a new e-document system being implemented.

community calendar

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
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First-grade citizenship award winners. courtesy photo | Hanna Springs elementary

First-grade citizenship award winners. courtesy photo | Hanna Springs elementary

HSE names students who earned citizenship, attendance awards

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
The counseling office at Hanna Springs Elementary School has released its list of end-of-year student honors for the term.The A honor roll and A-B honor roll ran in a previous edition. Other student recognition follows.Perfect Attendance PreKindergarten: Daniel Perez Munoz.Kindergarten: Emily Helge.
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