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Lampasas Independent School District trustees elected in May take their oath of office on Monday. Trustees Randy Morris, at left, and Rob Borchardt, third from left, were re-elected without opposition to new three-year terms. Mickey Edwards, in center, was the voters’ choice to take the seat being vacated by retiring member Bill Brister. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH REACORD

Lampasas Independent School District trustees elected in May take their oath of office on Monday. Trustees Randy Morris, at left, and Rob Borchardt, third from left, were re-elected without opposition to new three-year terms. Mickey Edwards, in center, was the voters’ choice to take the seat being vacated by retiring member Bill Brister. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH REACORD

Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees OKs vape punishment changes

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, June 6, 2024
The Lampasas Independent School District Board of Trustees approved minor changes to the district’s procedures for e-cigarette and THC offenses. Approval came after a lengthy discussion at Monday’s regular meeting.

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Kiwanis Peach Sale
Thursday, June 6, 2024
The Kiwanis Club of Lampasas is taking orders for Texas peaches. A 22-pound box is $60. Proceeds are used to fund local scholarships.To order, call Randy Morris at 512-556-6220 or the Cooley Baltrun law office at 512-556-6228 by June 28. A check may be mailed to Kiwanis Club, P.O.
Mitzi Morin attended all the Mills County hearings in the case surrounding the hit-and-run death of her husband, tow truck operator Pat Morin. COURTESY PHOTO

Mitzi Morin attended all the Mills County hearings in the case surrounding the hit-and-run death of her husband, tow truck operator Pat Morin. COURTESY PHOTO

Goldthwaite man sentenced for hit-and-run death of Lampasas native

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Although the criminal court case over the hit-and-run death of a Lampasas native came to a conclusion in Mills County last week, family members of the deceased said it offers little relief.
A map of the divided South appeared in Harper’s Weekly. “The light tint on the map shows the territory which since [October 1961] has been conquered by our forces, amounting to at least one half of the original Confederacy. And the half which has been left has, as the reader will perceive, been entirely cut into two separate sections by our possession of the Mississippi and our victories in East Tennessee” -- Harper’s Weekly, March 19, 1864.

A map of the divided South appeared in Harper’s Weekly. “The light tint on the map shows the territory which since [October 1961] has been conquered by our forces, amounting to at least one half of the original Confederacy. And the half which has been left has, as the reader will perceive, been entirely cut into two separate sections by our possession of the Mississippi and our victories in East Tennessee” -- Harper’s Weekly, March 19, 1864.

Battle of Milliken’s Bend, a forgotten part of the war

Jeff Jackson
Monday, June 3, 2024
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of history topics. The following concludes this series on his findings of Lampasas County connections to the Civil War.
County Judge Randy Hoyer holds a proclamation naming June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month. He is joined by Isabel Jones, left, and Mariah Douglas from the Texas Adult Protective Services agency after the Lampasas County Commissioners Court ratified the proclamation last week. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH DISPATCH

County Judge Randy Hoyer holds a proclamation naming June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month. He is joined by Isabel Jones, left, and Mariah Douglas from the Texas Adult Protective Services agency after the Lampasas County Commissioners Court ratified the proclamation last week. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH DISPATCH

June named Elder Abuse Awareness Month

Erick Mitchell
Monday, June 3, 2024
The Lampasas County Commissioners Court unanimously agreed to name June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Action came during last week’s regular meeting.According to the National Council on Aging, 5 million older Americans suffer from some form of elder abuse.

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Property Tax Seminar
Monday, June 3, 2024
Texas First Conservative Alliance will co-host a free Property Tax Seminar tonight at 6 p.m. at New Covenant Church.Tax expert Michael Berlanga of San Antonio will explain how property taxes are determined, how to successfully protest property values and outline taxpayer rights.
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Chamber music fills Keystone Star Hotel

News Staff
Monday, June 3, 2024
Florian Christl, neo-classical composer from Germany, presents a selection of his best works together with the Artisan String Quartet at a Saturday concert in Andy Fish’s Keystone Star Hotel. The concert was part of the Lampasas Chamber Music Series.
Lampasas County Clerk Dianne Miller and her staff members Dallas Munoz and Dawn Rodman, left to right, stand in a storage room that contains hard copies of county land records. On June 10, these books of property records such as deeds, judgments and tax liens will be taken to a Dallas imaging facility to be digitized. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH REACORD

Lampasas County Clerk Dianne Miller and her staff members Dallas Munoz and Dawn Rodman, left to right, stand in a storage room that contains hard copies of county land records. On June 10, these books of property records such as deeds, judgments and tax liens will be taken to a Dallas imaging facility to be digitized. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH REACORD

County Clerk filing enters the digital era

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, June 3, 2024
In what County Clerk Dianne Miller is calling a victory, her office will make a grand step into the digital era on June 10 through a service that will scan and digitize county documents from the last 30 years.

May brings most rainfall since 1895

Erick Mitchell
Monday, June 3, 2024
Rainfall for the month of May set a new record for Lampasas County, based on historical numbers from the National Centers for Environmental Information.Since 1895, October 2018 is listed as the month with the most rainfall to occur – 13.9 inches.
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