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grand jury

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Lampasas County grand jury convened Wednesday to finish the January term.In a case brought by Lampasas County Attorney John Greenwood, William Thomas Dunson IV was indicted on a charge of possession of a controlled substancemethamphetamine on April 5.

arrests

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 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.

district court

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings.Defendant Lorena Anne Hamilton of Kempner pleaded guilty to a charge of claim a lottery prize by fraud greater than $200 and less than or equal to $10,000.
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Seal coat work performed around county

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Road maintenance crews put down seal coating on targeted roadways this week. State Loop 257 (East Fourth Street) through the downtown Lampasas area received a thin layer of the protective asphalt and rock on Tuesday.
Lampasas County residents take a look at poster boards depicting plans for the Texas Department of Transportation’s U.S. Highway 190 project at Big Divide Road. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas County residents take a look at poster boards depicting plans for the Texas Department of Transportation’s U.S. Highway 190 project at Big Divide Road. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

TxDOT officials present U.S. 190 design plans

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, June 13, 2024
The Texas Department of Transportation unveiled its alternative route designs for the U.S. Highway 190 at Big Divide Road project during Tuesday’s open house at Taylor Creek Elementary School.
City Manager Finley deGraffenreid looks on as members of the Lampasas City Council discuss business at their meeting Monday evening. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

City Manager Finley deGraffenreid looks on as members of the Lampasas City Council discuss business at their meeting Monday evening. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

City Council accepts airport fuel tank contract

Hunter King
Thursday, June 13, 2024
At Monday night’s Lampasas City Council meeting, members approved a bid for replacement of the airport fuel system at the Lampasas Municipal Airport. BGIS was awarded the bid in the amount of $212,304.At a meeting in February, the council was presented with an estimated of $102,862.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
DIVE-IN MOVIE NIGHTDive-in Movie Night is Saturday from 8-10 p.m. at the Hanna Springs Swimming Pool, 501 E. North Ave. Cost is $5 per person. “Shark Tale” will be the featured movie.KIWANIS PEACH SALEThe Kiwanis Club of Lampasas is taking orders for Texas peaches. A 22-pound box is $60.

TxDOT open house tonight

News Staff
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
The Texas Department of Transportation will take input from Lampasas County residents at its open house tonight on alternate plans for the U.S. Highway 190 expansion project. The meeting is from 5:30-7 p.m. at Taylor Creek Elementary School, 2096 Big Divide Rd.
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