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Next blood drive planned for Nov. 8

News Staff
Thursday, October 6, 2022
The next American Red Cross Community Blood Drive will be held Nov. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at First Street Church of Christ in Lampasas, 201 W. First St. Since Hurricane Ian caused devastation in Florida, there is a great need for more blood, drive coordinator Wanda Lang said.
Drakkar Canales and Ashton Straley are planning their wedding in San Antonio for New Year’s Eve. courtesy photo

Drakkar Canales and Ashton Straley are planning their wedding in San Antonio for New Year’s Eve. courtesy photo

Couple to wed Dec. 31

News Staff
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wayne Straley of Lampasas have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ashton Elizabeth, to Drakkar Dekayn Canales, son of Mr. & Mrs. Cody Dean Canales of Lampasas.
Nora Lawson has begun her studies at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she is pursuing a degree in diagnostic genetics and genomics. Courtesy photo

Nora Lawson has begun her studies at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she is pursuing a degree in diagnostic genetics and genomics. Courtesy photo

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News Staff
Thursday, October 6, 2022
The University of Texas Nora Lawson, salutatorian of the Lampasas High School Class of 2018, graduated in May with honors and a grade-point average of 3.95 from The University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Science in biology with an emphasis in genetics and genomics, and a double minor in...

LCLA Reverse Raffle set for Oct. 22

News Staff
Monday, October 3, 2022
The Lampasas County Livestock Association will host its annual Reverse Raffle fundraiser on Oct. 22 from 5-9 p.m. The event will be held at the Lampasas County Show Barn, 283 U.S. Highway 190.
Lampasas High School agriscience teachers Erica Edwards, at left, Judy Hail and Justin Wood were among the participants at the Lampasas ISD AgScience Advisory Council’s annual meeting. COURTESY PHOTO

Lampasas High School agriscience teachers Erica Edwards, at left, Judy Hail and Justin Wood were among the participants at the Lampasas ISD AgScience Advisory Council’s annual meeting. COURTESY PHOTO

AgScience council holds annual meeting

News Staff
Monday, October 3, 2022
The Lampasas ISD AgScience Advisory Council gathered last week for its annual meeting. Local AgScience councils consist of community members, agriscience faculty and school administrators who provide input and support to the ag programs in their communities.
MASTER SGT. BARBARA OLNEY | U.S. AIR NATIONAL GUARD U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Angi Daiuto, right, and Col. William McCrink III, commander of the 174th Attack Wing, stand at attention during her promotion ceremony at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in New York.

MASTER SGT. BARBARA OLNEY | U.S. AIR NATIONAL GUARD U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Angi Daiuto, right, and Col. William McCrink III, commander of the 174th Attack Wing, stand at attention during her promotion ceremony at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in New York.

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News Staff
Thursday, September 29, 2022
NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD Angi (Carroll) Daiuto, a 2001 graduate of Marble Falls High School, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Air National Guard during a ceremony at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York on Sept. 10.
MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD Lauren Martin builds her robot project. Each student has use of a computer tablet with instructions and a controller. The library’s robotics initiative has grown since the program started in 2017. Sessions are offered for homeschool and public school students.

MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD Lauren Martin builds her robot project. Each student has use of a computer tablet with instructions and a controller. The library’s robotics initiative has grown since the program started in 2017. Sessions are offered for homeschool and public school students.

Library STEAM program offers curriculum for homeschoolers

Monique Brand
Thursday, September 29, 2022
The Foundation Room at the Lampasas Public Library mirrored the NASA science lab Tuesday morning, as close to a dozen homeschool students – all girls – built mini robots using LEGO Education BricQ Motion Prime sets.
COURTESY PHOTO Lampasas High School graduate Dale Hull is pictured with his wife. He is undergoing treatment for stage 4 cancer.

COURTESY PHOTO Lampasas High School graduate Dale Hull is pictured with his wife. He is undergoing treatment for stage 4 cancer.

Donations sought to help local family dealing with hefty medical expenses

News Staff
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Fundraisers have been held recently for 36-yearold Dale Hull and his family. Hull, a lifelong resident of the Kempner/Copperas Cove area, is a Lampasas High School graduate who has been battling stage 4 colon cancer. He is a project manager for RNC Construction in Copperas Cove.
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