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RANDOM DISTRACTIONS BY MARK MONTGOMERY

Over the river and through the woods

Mark Montgomery

Monday, November 24, 2025

My perception of reality often doesn’t intersect with what’s actually happening. This will come as no surprise to most people, but I thought I’d just put it out there as a reminder.There are at least a couple of reasons for this.

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AgroTech toy drive underway

News Staff

Monday, November 24, 2025

AgroTech is hosting a Christmas toy drive that will feature agriculture-related toys for children such as play tractors, miniature farm sets and ag books.

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Tour of Homes inches closer

News Staff

Thursday, November 20, 2025

This residence at 999 Howe Street, owned by Kevin and Kim Selden, will be one of the five homes on the Lampasas County Museum’s annual Tour of Homes on Dec. 7.

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Success at Louisiana State Fair

News Staff

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Cort Maples, a Lampasas Middle School student, exhibited his Miniature Hereford 4-H projects last weekend at the Louisiana State Fair in Shreveport. Students from Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas were in attendance and exhibited 75 head of cattle.

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD From left, Yanina Gonzalez-Villegas and Kourtney Tyson are working as a pair to submit two films for the 2026 UIL Young Filmmakers Festival.

Badger filmmakers to submit two films for UIL contest

Erick Mitchell

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Lampasas High School students Kourtney Tyson and Yanina Gonzalez Villegas are developing two films for this year’s UIL Young Filmmakers Festival.The pair of seniors are creating a seven-minute thriller titled “The Forest Files” and a seven-minute documentary highlighting the efforts of Lampasas...

Stephen Ruzicka was elected the new president for Lampasas County Farm Bureau. COURTESY PHOTO

Lampasas County to send 17 delegates to Texas Farm Bureau Convention

News Staff

Monday, November 17, 2025

Lampasas County Farm Bureau held its officer election Nov. 11 and conducted its annual business meeting which included items to benefit the agricultural youth in the county.At the meeting, it was noted that Lampasas County Farm Bureau is one of only nine Farm Bureaus statewide that showed an annual...

Astronomers will have telescopes set up at the Dark Sky Tour on Saturday and will guide participants in viewing what the Lampasas County nighttime skies offer. COURTESY PHOTO

Dark Sky Tour set for Nov. 22

News Staff

Monday, November 17, 2025

Lampasas County Friends of the Night Sky and Vision Lampasas will host a Dark Sky Tour, conducted by astronomer Phil Ostroff and on Nov. 22, beginning at 6 p.m.The free event will be hosted at the property owned by Ostroff, who has been an amateur astronomer for more than 30 years and teaches...

Registration open for 2026 Master Naturalist training class

News Staff

Monday, November 17, 2025

Each year, the Highland Lakes chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist Program offers spring training classes for individuals interested in becoming Certified Texas Master Naturalists.Registration for the 2026 training class is open now, with class rosters to be finalized by December.The training...

Armor of God Radio celebrates seven-year anniversary this month

News Staff

Monday, November 17, 2025

The Armor of God Radio Network – which broadcasts across Central Texas on 106.9 FM, 1330 AM and 93.6 FM – is celebrating its seven years on the air with a banquet Saturday at Christ the King Church in Belton.“With our expansion in December of 2023, we now reach over 2.4 million homes – from Waco to...

CLASS REUNION

News Staff

Monday, November 17, 2025

CLASS OF 1965The Lampasas High School Class of 1965 will celebrate its 60-year reunion at noon Nov. 29 at Putters & Gutters Fun Center, 2341 South U.S. Highway 281.For more information on the event, call Priscilla at 512-540-2176.

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