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Conservative Alliance
Monday, October 20, 2025
Texas First Conservative Alliance will meet tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the conference room of the county annex building, 409 S. Pecan St. in Lampasas. Guest speaker will be Bonnie Wallace of Llano, who has become known for her advocacy to keep adult content out of school libraries.

Oct. 27 jury trial canceled

News Staff
Monday, October 20, 2025
District Clerk Edith Harrison has announced that the jury trial originally scheduled for Oct. 27 has been canceled.Those who were called for jury duty on that date will not need to appear.

Annual Fields of Faith event to be held Wednesday evening

Hunter King
Saturday, October 18, 2025
On Wednesday, Lampasas students and residents will gather at Badger Field for the annual Fields of Faith event. The gates will open at 5:45 p.m., and a sack supper will be available for the first 300 people to enter. The event will then start around 6:30 p.m.
27th District Court Coordinator Dee Ann Crawford plans to file for a spot on the March 3 Republican Primary ballot to seek the district clerk position. COURTESY PHOTO

27th District Court Coordinator Dee Ann Crawford plans to file for a spot on the March 3 Republican Primary ballot to seek the district clerk position. COURTESY PHOTO

Crawford to run for district clerk

News Staff
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Dee Ann Crawford has announced her candidacy for district clerk, the position currently held by Edith Wagner Harrison.An active member of the community, Crawford has been a resident of Lampasas since 2015.
From left, Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees Place 1 Mickey Edwards and Place 6 Sam Walker look on during Tuesday's meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

From left, Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees Place 1 Mickey Edwards and Place 6 Sam Walker look on during Tuesday's meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

School board discusses additional options for new LMS campus

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Members of the Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees have come to the consensus that a future Lampasas Middle School should stay in its current location.

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American Legion Post 277
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Lampasas American Legion Post 277 will have a Meet and Greet breakfast Saturday at 8 a.m. in the back room of Country Kitchen Restaurant & Bakery. Families are welcome. Bring a veteran friend.CONSERVATIVE ALLIANCETexas First Conservative Alliance will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Troy Hill had been city administrator in Glen Rose before accepting the city manager position in Lampasas. COURTESY PHOTO

Troy Hill had been city administrator in Glen Rose before accepting the city manager position in Lampasas. COURTESY PHOTO

City manager resigns abruptly

Hunter King
Thursday, October 16, 2025
At Monday’s Lampasas City Council meeting, members went into executive session to start the meeting, and after about an hour City Manager Troy Hill was called into the room with the council. He subsequently returned to council chambers, grabbed his business items and left.

One killed Sunday in U.S. 190 collision

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, October 16, 2025
A 51-year-old man from Belton was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-car crash on U.S. Highway 190 on Sunday morning.According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the 51-year-old man, Malena Mick, was the driver of a 2010 Ford Edge that was stopped on the westbound shoulder of U.S.
More than 140 local Farm Bureau members attended the county convention last week at the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Center. Steve forsythe | courtesy photo

More than 140 local Farm Bureau members attended the county convention last week at the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Center. Steve forsythe | courtesy photo

Farm Bureau holds annual meeting, recognizes individuals for ag advocacy

News Staff
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Lampasas County Farm Bureau’s County Convention was held Oct. 7 at the show barn. More than 140 Farm Bureau members attended, where a catered catfish meal with all the trimmings and banana pudding was served.
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