BRIEFLY

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYERA National Day of Prayer gathering will be hosted in Lometa on Thursday from 6-7 p.m. at the L-M Garden & Civic Club building, 313 E. Main St. in Lometa.STAGE 2 WATER CONSERVATION The city of Lampasas has returned to Stage 2 Water Conservation measures.

Severe thunderstorm, tornado warnings issued Friday morning

Update: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for southern Coryell, southeastern Lampasas and northwestern Bell counties.The warning was issued at 10:59 a.m. and remains in effect until 11: 30 a.m.At 10:58 a.m.

Lometa City Council candidates vie for two seats

Four people will vie for two positions on the Lometa City Council on election day May 4. Their profiles appear below and in the Tuesday edition of the Dispatch Record.

Taylor Creek Elementary holds Career Day at campus

Taylor Creek Elementary School had its Career Day for kindergarten through second-grade students on April 18.

Badger Jazz Band entertains

The Lampasas Band Boosters hosted its annual Tunes N’ Taters dinner and jazz concert fundraiser on April 20 at the high school gym. The event had a wonderful turnout, organizers said, and it was a fun evening listening to the jazz tunes.

Lometa dinner theater set for May 4

Lometa One-Act Play recently ended its 2024 season with a berth in the area contest, which took place in Stephenville April 13. While the final outcome wasn’t what Lometa had hoped, the group still had success during the season.

Cemetery associations

naruna Cemetery association The Naruna Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on May 5 at 2 p.m. in the Naruna Baptist Church fellowship hall.Association members and ancestral family descendants of persons buried in the cemetery are encouraged to attend.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Disc golf course gets new signs

Volunteers with Wings of Eagles Outreach and Lampasas County Young Life have been at work updating and refurbishing signs at the local disc golf course. The course sits behind New Covenant Church in Lampasas and is available for public use during daylight hours.

Candidates vie for two Lometa ISD at-large positions

Cristopher BristerQ: What is your background/ experience? How does that experience prepare you to serve on the Lometa ISD school board?Brister: I am currently a member of the Lometa ISD Board of Trustees. I have been on the board since 2017 and currently serve as president.