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Kinzlee Morgan, dressed as a scarecrow, was caught “hanging around” at Squared Silly 2023. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record

Kinzlee Morgan, dressed as a scarecrow, was caught “hanging around” at Squared Silly 2023. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record

Costume Contest winners named

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Vision Lampasas’ popular Costume Contest took place Saturday at the courthouse bandstand. Winners for 2023 are listed below.

ARRESTS

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
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.

CORRECTION

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
A story titled “Woods indicted on murder charge” published in the Oct. 17 edition stated that Michael Oran Woods was 43. His is 35. The Dispatch Record regrets the error.
Chantel Anderson

Chantel Anderson

Anderson receives delayed sentencing in felony drug case

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, November 2, 2023
A Killeen woman pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony drug charge in Lampasas County 27th District Court on Oct. 20. Chantel Gabriell Anderson, 30, pleaded guilty to a charge of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, penalty group 1, between four and 200 grams.
Pictured is the Central Texas Water Supply plant on Stillhouse Hollow Lake that provides water to Lampasas. Currently, CTWS is unable to produce water from the plant due to last week’s flooding that dislodged pumps and disturbed intake pipes. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Pictured is the Central Texas Water Supply plant on Stillhouse Hollow Lake that provides water to Lampasas. Currently, CTWS is unable to produce water from the plant due to last week’s flooding that dislodged pumps and disturbed intake pipes. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Water production slows due to flooding

Erick Mitchell And Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Central Texas Water Supply’s plant that provides water to Lampasas is unable to produce water due to heavy rains last week. CTWS has two different plants along Stillhouse Hollow Lake, with the plant on the west side servicing Lampasas.
A few exterior walls are all that is left of St. Paul’s AME Church after a storm ravaged the building in 2019. The newly formed Lampasas Cornerstone Conservancy hopes to rescue this century-old structure as well as two other endangered structures and the site of the Moses Hughes Mill. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD

A few exterior walls are all that is left of St. Paul’s AME Church after a storm ravaged the building in 2019. The newly formed Lampasas Cornerstone Conservancy hopes to rescue this century-old structure as well as two other endangered structures and the site of the Moses Hughes Mill. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD

Group rallies to preserve Lampasas landmarks

Joycesarah Mccabe
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The stone building tucked beside the Fourth Street bridge is more than crumbling walls and piles of rubble. It is a place that holds memories, and it is a place that matters. The more than 100-year-old structure was first named St. Christopher’s Catholic Church.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS Residents are reminded to turn clocks back one hour Saturday night, as daylight saving time comes to an end this weekend. Texas returns to Central Standard Time at 2 a.m. Sunday.
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