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Ron Ischy has cumulative donations of six gallons of blood. COURTESY PHOTO

Ron Ischy has cumulative donations of six gallons of blood. COURTESY PHOTO

Red Cross blood drive donors hit new milestones

News Staff
Monday, January 19, 2026
The Jan. 13 American Red Cross Blood Drive for the Lampasas community saw 68 donors participate and collected 79 units, drive coordinator Wanda Lang reported.“This was a great success,” Lang said.

Star party set for Saturday put on hold

News Staff
Monday, January 19, 2026
UPDATE: Due to an incoming winter storm and cold, cloudy conditions expected on Saturday, the Lampasas Friends of the Night Sky Star Party planned for this weekend has been canceled.The Star Party has been rescheduled for Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. at Stoneledge Winery.
COURTESY PHOTO Area residents Clovia and Tommy Ketchum recently attended the National Young Farmers Educational Association Conference in Nashville and the Young Farmers of Texas Conference in Marble Falls.

COURTESY PHOTO Area residents Clovia and Tommy Ketchum recently attended the National Young Farmers Educational Association Conference in Nashville and the Young Farmers of Texas Conference in Marble Falls.

Young Farmer association members attend national conference

News Staff
Monday, January 19, 2026
San Saba County Young Farmer members Tommy and Clovia Ketchum traveled to Nashville, Tennessee recently for the National Young Farmers Educational Association Conference, where Tommy Ketchum has served as president.

Bridge players take home prizes

News Staff
Monday, January 19, 2026
Community Bridge met Jan. 12 in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church. Six tables of bridge players were present.The group welcomed new players Debra Hull from Copperas Cove, and Marilyn May and Jane Miller from Lampasas.
Smoke is seen on the horizon last week in rural Lampasas County. DISPATCH RECORD PHOTO

Smoke is seen on the horizon last week in rural Lampasas County. DISPATCH RECORD PHOTO

Weather service warns of high grassfire risk

News Staff
Monday, January 19, 2026
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning last week that indicated high fire risk across the Hill Country and a huge swath of Texas, roughly from Del Rio to Houston.
Steve Dowell

Steve Dowell

Army vet files for Congress in 31st District

News Staff
Monday, January 19, 2026
Steve Dowell – a fifthgeneration Central Texan, U.S. Army major and former military police officer, former Amazon senior product manager and patented inventor – has filed to run in the March 3 Republican Primary for U.S. House in Texas’ 31st Congressional District.
erick mitchell | dispatch record

erick mitchell | dispatch record

Commissioners Court rebuffs request from district clerk

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, January 15, 2026
District Clerk Edith Harrison’s request at Monday’s Lampasas County Commissioners Court meeting for an additional part-time employee was unsuccessful.Commissioners opted not to take a vote, following legal advice from county investigator John Greenwood.
Officer Garretson

Officer Garretson

Funeral for slain officer set Saturday

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, January 15, 2026
A funeral service for Elijah Garretson, the 27-year-old Copperas Cove Police Department officer who lost his life last weekend in the line of duty, will be held Saturday at the Cadence Bank Center in Belton at 10 a.m.On Jan.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, January 15, 2026
VETERANS TO GATHERLampasas American Legion Post 227 will host a meet-and-greet breakfast Saturday at 8 a.m. in the back room of Country Kitchen.All veterans are welcome to attend.FORUM FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES The Lampasas County Republican Party will hold a candidate forum Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Lampasas City Secretary Kayleigh Stanley discussed occupancy limits of the Hostess House at Monday’s City Council meeting. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas City Secretary Kayleigh Stanley discussed occupancy limits of the Hostess House at Monday’s City Council meeting. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Council discusses Hostess House fees, reopening

Hunter King
Thursday, January 15, 2026
The most intriguing discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Lampasas City Council centered around a proposed fee schedule for the Hostess House when it reopens, presumably next month.
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