Lometa

A fire in Lometa destroyed a mobile home. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD

A fire in Lometa destroyed a mobile home. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD

House in Lometa burns completely

Mason Hines
Monday, July 18, 2022
A residence in Lometa burned during the early hours of Friday morning. Lampasas Fire Marshal J.P. Harris said the mobile home, located at 203 N. Second St., is a total loss, and that the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Metro Creative Graphics Photo

Metro Creative Graphics Photo

County to lift burn ban through Wednesday

News Staff
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Lampasas County Judge Randy Hoyer is temporarily lifting the current burn ban, effective immediately.  The burn ban was put in place back in April, due to drought concerns, as wildfires had begun spreading in different areas of Texas.
A Lampasas resident is arrested for not obliging the occupying force during the Operation Longhorn exercises

A Lampasas resident is arrested for not obliging the occupying force during the Operation Longhorn exercises

Operation Longhorn Round Table to be held Saturday

News Staff
Thursday, June 2, 2022
There will be an Operation Longhorn Round Table  from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, at the Lampasas County museum. Operation Longhorn was an 18-day military training exercise in the 1950s.  This exercise featured over 100,000 troops sent to “restore order” in town.
JESSICA MALDONADO | DISPATCH RECORD

JESSICA MALDONADO | DISPATCH RECORD

Lometa blasts Ranger by mercy rule

Hunter King
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
By Hunter King | Dispatch Record Lometa picked up a dominant win Friday to move to 2-0 on the year. The Hornets beat the Ranger Bulldogs 64-18 after Lometa missed action the prior week because of the number of COVID-19 cases.
Texas Department of Transportation

Texas Department of Transportation

More roadway maintenance in Lampasas County

News Staff
Thursday, July 22, 2021
The Texas Department of Transportation Brownwood District will start its annual maintenance sealcoat project today and expected to be completed in the next several weeks.  TxDOT’s contractor, Brannon Paving Ltd., will start on U.S. 183 in Lampasas County this afternoon.
Lampasas mayor elect TJ Monroe

Lampasas mayor elect TJ Monroe

Monroe elected Lampasas mayor

Monique Brand
Monday, May 3, 2021
Lampasas voters elected TJ Monroe as mayor on Saturday, and Kempner City Councilman John Wilkerson unseated mayoral incumbent Keith Harvey. Those were just two of the contests in Saturday’s municipal elections.
Texas Department of Transportation

Texas Department of Transportation

Railroad crossing at FM 581 in Lometa to close Monday for maintenance

News Staff
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
BNSF Railway will close a section of FM 581 will close a section of Farm-to-Market 581 (Main Street) in Lometa on Monday for the BNSF Railway to perform maintenance on a railroad crossing. This closure will begin at 7 a.m.  Monday and work is expected to be completed by 5 p.m. the following day.
City of Lometa

City of Lometa

Six vie for three Lometa at-large seats

Monique Brand
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Lometa voters will decide among six candidates for three at-large positions on the City Council. Early voting begins April 19, and the municipal election is May 1. Incumbents James Dickison and Marsha Laughlin filed to seek re-election.
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