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Fall-planted cover crops protect the soil from erosion over winter, reduce stormwater runoff and reduce weeds. COURTESY PHOTO | TRUE LEAF MARKET

Fall-planted cover crops protect the soil from erosion over winter, reduce stormwater runoff and reduce weeds. COURTESY PHOTO | TRUE LEAF MARKET

Fall-planted cover crops provide many benefits to gardens

Melinda Myers
Monday, August 28, 2023
Put your garden to work over the winter by planting a cover crop this fall. Covering the soil with plants that are turned into the soil or smothered and allowed to decompose in the spring provides many benefits.
KWSC General Manager Bruce Sorenson addresses water customers who gathered at last week’s board meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

KWSC General Manager Bruce Sorenson addresses water customers who gathered at last week’s board meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

KWSC: Stage 4 conservation to continue

News Staff
Monday, August 28, 2023
Kempner Water Supply Corp. officials released a statement Friday morning to inform water users that Stage 4 conservation measures will remain in effect, despite the installation of a new intake.
County Judge Randy Hoyer, at left, and Precinct 2 Commissioner Jamie Smart during Monday’s meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

County Judge Randy Hoyer, at left, and Precinct 2 Commissioner Jamie Smart during Monday’s meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Commissioners Court agrees to remove benefits for constable post

Erick Mitchell
Monday, August 28, 2023
After listening to advice from the county’s sole constable, the Lampasas County Commissioners Court agreed on Monday to remove taxpayer- funded benefits for the position. Bob Montgomery is the sole constable, after the resignation last month of Precinct 2&3 Constable Misty Maldonado.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Monday, August 28, 2023
KIWANIS PEACH SALE The Kiwanis Club of Lampasas is offering 22 pounds of Colorado peaches for $50 a box. Orders must be placed by Friday. To order by phone, call Randy Morris at 512-556-6220, or Cooley Baltrun PLLC, at 512-556-6228. To order by mail, send check and phone number to Kiwanis Club, P.

Storms possible Monday

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, August 28, 2023
After a brief rainfall over the weekend for the Lampasas County area, the National Weather Service is predicting more stormy weather today. In a hazardous weather outlook issued at 2:12 a.m. Monday, meteorologists are predicting storm activity for Lampasas, Coryell, Bell and surrounding counties.
In a bed and breakfast in New Mexico, columnist Alexandria Randolph’s husband, Chris, packs fresh food from the hotel refrigerator into a cooler as they prepare for the next stage of their July road trip. Alexandria Randolph | Dispatch record

In a bed and breakfast in New Mexico, columnist Alexandria Randolph’s husband, Chris, packs fresh food from the hotel refrigerator into a cooler as they prepare for the next stage of their July road trip. Alexandria Randolph | Dispatch record

Don’t detour from the plan

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, August 24, 2023
When I struggled with stomach issues, I dreaded traveling. Eating at restaurants, having a drink with friends and family, and experiencing culturally based cuisine was often a rocky U-turn into stomach cramps and upset, and general feelings of “yuck.

community calendar

News Staff
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Food pantry, 9 a.m. to noon. St. Mary Catholic Church, 701 N. Key Ave. All in need are welcome. bingo, 10 a.m. Lampasas Multi-Service Center, 901 S. Live Oak. Agrilife extension’s master of memory class, 12;30-2 p.m. Lampasas Multi-Service Center, 901 S. Live Oak. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m. St.
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