Community Calendar

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Has anyone seen a UFO lately?

Local resident Steve Poole photographed the sun about mid-morning Saturday, using a solar filter over the camera lens. The resulting photo certainly produced an interesting-looking image.

Wood sentenced to 10 years in burglary, shooting case

A Killeen man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail time after a burglary and shooting incident in Kempner in January.

Crash along South Key Avenue sends two to hospital

A two-vehicle collision at 1600 S. Key Ave. at 6:51 p.m. Saturday resulted in both drivers being transported to the hospital.According to Lampasas Police Department Patrol Lt.

Cantu trial reset; change of venue sought

Trial dates and a hearing for a change of venue request have been rescheduled in the Melissa Cantu felony wiretapping case.Cantu, a former Lometa police chief, has been accused of illegally recording and sharing a conversation between two city employees.

District Court

Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings.

Arrests

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.

CATTLE AUCTION

The report from the March 27 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows.Cattle and calves:  Total cattle 338, compared to 330 last sale and 305 at this time last year.Compared to last sale, feeder steers and heifers were $5-$7 lower. Slaughter cows were steady; slaughter bulls were $3-$5 higher.

Wildflowers herald the season

The recent rains and sunshine across Lampasas County have coaxed a variety of wildflowers up from the soil. A drive in any direction will treat the eye to a blanket of color revealed in the many blossoms. These flowers were photographed east of Lampasas.

Lampasas woman killed in single-vehicle crash

A 21-year-old Lampasas woman was killed in a singlevehicle crash on Monday when authorities said she failed to stop at an intersection.Texas DPS Sgt. Bryan Washko said officers responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of FM 580 East and County Road 3040 at 7:29 a.m.