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erick mitchell | dispatch record

erick mitchell | dispatch record

Graduates honored at Awards Day event

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Class of 2026 graduate Joshua Truong receives a gold tassel from Principal Paul Weinheimer during Awards Day ceremonies last week. Truong was named the outstanding student in the English and Science departments.
Elections to be decided Saturday

Elections to be decided Saturday

Elections to be decided Saturday

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Lampasas and Lometa-area voters have choices to make at the polls. After the conclusion of early voting this week, 1,618 residents had participated in the Lampasas elections, and 42 had cast a ballot in the Lometa ISD election.
County Judge Randy Hoyer, left, and Precinct 2 Commissioner Jamie Smart offered comments indicating the county should be more open to considering tax abatements for facilities such as data centers because of the potential revenue they could bring through property taxes. erick mitchell | Dispatch Record

County Judge Randy Hoyer, left, and Precinct 2 Commissioner Jamie Smart offered comments indicating the county should be more open to considering tax abatements for facilities such as data centers because of the potential revenue they could bring through property taxes. erick mitchell | Dispatch Record

Commissioners Court says no to data centers, battery energy storage systems -- for now

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, April 30, 2026
The Lampasas County Commissioners Court agreed during Monday’s meeting to a resolution opposing the development of data centers and battery energy storage systems in the county.The resolution passed by a 4-1 vote.
AdventHealth chaplain Jack Gilliland, at left, prays with Michael Miller, Brandy Watkins and Amy Miller in advance of next week’s transplant surgery. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

AdventHealth chaplain Jack Gilliland, at left, prays with Michael Miller, Brandy Watkins and Amy Miller in advance of next week’s transplant surgery. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Prayer, faith and a Facebook post

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, April 30, 2026
After waiting more than two years for a kidney transplant, Lometa resident Michael Miller finally has his match.On Monday, Miller met his donor, Brandi Watkins, an AdventHealth Rollins Brook hospital employee and Lampasas resident.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2026
BURN BAN REMAINS LIFTEDCounty Judge Randy Hoyer has extended the temporary lifting of the burn ban. Outdoor burning will be allowed through May 11 at 5 p.m.PRAYER BREAKFASTLampasas County Ministerial Alliance will host a National Day of Prayer breakfast May 7 at 7 a.m.
COURTESY PHOTO

COURTESY PHOTO

Highway work begins between Lampasas, Lometa

News Staff
Monday, April 27, 2026
The Texas Department of Transportation and its contractor Big Creek Construction have begun a $55 million widening project on U.S. Highway 183 North. The project will include construction of a four-lane divided roadway featuring a median and designated turn lanes.
The New World screwworm is a serious threat to the cattle industry. courtesy photo | Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.

The New World screwworm is a serious threat to the cattle industry. courtesy photo | Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.

Screwworm moves closer to Texas border

Erick Mitchell
Monday, April 27, 2026
On April 20, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the New World screwworm had been found 62 miles south of Texas in the Mexican state of Nuevo León.The New World screwworm is a parasitic fly that lays eggs in the tissue of fresh wounds in warmblooded animals.
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