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METRO CREATIVE SERVICES The holidays are a special time of year, but for elderly community members it can be quite lonely.

METRO CREATIVE SERVICES The holidays are a special time of year, but for elderly community members it can be quite lonely.

Christmas and the elderly

Anna Timmis
Friday, December 17, 2021
With Christmas just a week away, most are making celebration plans with family and friends. Some members of the community, however, may be slipping under the radar. In 2019, residents aged 65 and older made up almost 18% of the Lampasas population, according to the Census Bureau.
COURTESY PHOTO Cadet Angelea Lance of Lampasas is preparing for graduation in May.

COURTESY PHOTO Cadet Angelea Lance of Lampasas is preparing for graduation in May.

NEWSMAKERS

News Staff
Friday, December 17, 2021
Nearing the mid-point of their senior year, more than 70 cadets at The Citadel now know what branch of the Army they will enter after graduation in May. The soon-to-be Army officers received their branch assignments during a ceremony Dec. 1 in Summerall Chapel.
MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD Selie Hodge showed the grand champion heifer at the Lometa FFA Livestock Show last Saturday.

MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD Selie Hodge showed the grand champion heifer at the Lometa FFA Livestock Show last Saturday.

Lometa Stock Show presents awards to exhibitors

News Staff
Friday, December 17, 2021
SHEEP MARKET GOATS BREEDING GOATS HEIFERS STEERS The Lometa FFA Livestock Show has released its list of winners. The competition for swine, sheep, goat and cattle entries was held Dec. 11 at the Lometa ISD show barn.

CATTLE AUCTION REPORT

News Staff
Monday, December 13, 2021
The report from the Dec. 8 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows. Cattle and calves: Total cattle 651, compared to 870 last sale and 1,078 at this time last year. Compared to last sale, feeder steers and heifers were steady to $3 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were $1-$3 higher.

SHEEP AND GOAT AUCTION

News Staff
Monday, December 13, 2021
The Dec. 9 market report from Mills County Commission Co. follows. Total receipts: 2,626. Previous week: 1,836. Trends: Light kids $5 lower. Slaughter kids, slaughter nannies, replacement nannies all steady. Wool lambs steady to $5 lower; Dorper lambs and Barbado lambs also steady to $5 lower.
Julie Williams presents the vision and mission of Providence Christian Academy of Lampasas at a Dec. 7 informational meeting. VERONICA BUTLER | DISPATCH RECORD

Julie Williams presents the vision and mission of Providence Christian Academy of Lampasas at a Dec. 7 informational meeting. VERONICA BUTLER | DISPATCH RECORD

Organizers hold informational meeting for new Christian academy

Veronica Butler
Monday, December 13, 2021
New Covenant Church hosted an informational meeting Dec. 7 for those interested in starting a new interdenominational Christian school, to be called Providence Christian Academy, in Lampasas. At this point, the church’s only involvement was providing a place for the meeting.
For those with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, the future may seem to be a downhill fight for mental clarity, but new research is suggesting it doesn’t have to be that way. Inn. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH MURRELL | DISPATCH RECORD

For those with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, the future may seem to be a downhill fight for mental clarity, but new research is suggesting it doesn’t have to be that way. Inn. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH MURRELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Fighting for clarity: controversy over cognitive decline

Alexandria Randolph Murrell
Thursday, December 9, 2021
I’m about to state something that you may find disturbing. I lost my grandfather to a tragic airplane accident, and that still wasn’t as awful as watching my grandmother die from Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is one of the ugliest things I have ever witnessed happen to a person.
The Calvary Baptist Church building at 615 Central Texas Expressway has been demolished to make way for a new structure. The congregation is holding Sunday services temporarily at Quality Inn. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD

The Calvary Baptist Church building at 615 Central Texas Expressway has been demolished to make way for a new structure. The congregation is holding Sunday services temporarily at Quality Inn. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD

Calvary Baptist congregation to build new church

Anna Timmis
Monday, December 6, 2021
Demolition of the Calvary Baptist Church building in Lampasas has begun, making way for a new facility for the congregation. The church is located at 615 Central Texas Expressway, where it has stood for more than 60 years.
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