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These first-grade children beam with infectious smiles while sitting together in their art class, taught by Ms. Marisela Gamez. She is a longtime teacher at the Boys and Girls Club in Lampasas. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record

These first-grade children beam with infectious smiles while sitting together in their art class, taught by Ms. Marisela Gamez. She is a longtime teacher at the Boys and Girls Club in Lampasas. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record

Boys & Girls Club fundraiser will support projects, meals, and kids

Abarn dance fundraiser on May 18 will support a program that has helped Lampasas children through education, meals, and providing a safe place to grow.The Boys and Girls Club of Lampasas has served area families for many years.
erick mitchell | dispatch record Lampasas High School sophomore Cale Wheeler will take his talents in extemporaneous speaking to the Tournament of Champions speech competition in Kentucky this weekend.

erick mitchell | dispatch record Lampasas High School sophomore Cale Wheeler will take his talents in extemporaneous speaking to the Tournament of Champions speech competition in Kentucky this weekend.

Wheeler looks to shine at Tournament of Champions

Lampasas High School sophomore Cale Wheeler will be competing at the JW Patterson Tournament of Champions this weekend at the University of Kentucky.The national competition looks to bring the best of the best high school speech and debate students together for the event.
LHS academics team wins third district championship

LHS academics team wins third district championship

LHS academics team wins third district championship

The Lampasas High School Academic, Speech and Debate teams competed in Burnet the first week of April at the district UIL competition, and LHS brought home its third consecutive district championship.“These young people have worked since August on their events, and thanks to their determination and...

’36 Club to offer guided tours at upcoming ‘Walk in the Parks’

To welcome spring, the Lampasas GFWC ’36 Club is sponsoring a “Walk in the Parks” event, featuring the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden at Campbell Park, Lampasas Community Gardens – also in Campbell Park – and Cooper Spring Nature Park.The open house event is scheduled for May 4 from 1011:30...

Cemetery associations

naruna Cemetery associationThe Naruna Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on May 5 at 2 p.m. in the Naruna Baptist Church fellowship hall.Association members and ancestral family descendants of persons buried in the cemetery are encouraged to attend.Donations may be made at the...
At far left is CPRA judge Bill Herbert, a former four-time CPRA saddle bronc champion. He awaits with entrants for the start of the team roping event at the 2023 Riata Roundup Rodeo held at the 580 West Sports Complex in Lampasas. file photo

At far left is CPRA judge Bill Herbert, a former four-time CPRA saddle bronc champion. He awaits with entrants for the start of the team roping event at the 2023 Riata Roundup Rodeo held at the 580 West Sports Complex in Lampasas. file photo

Riata Roundup Rodeo & LTX BBQ Fest set for April 25-27

This year’s edition of the Riata Roundup Rodeo & LTX BBQ Fest will take place at the 580 Sports Complex from April 25-27.Vendor booths have sold out for the event, but those looking to register their youngster for mutton busting or the barbecue cook-off may do so.The Riata Roundup will kick off...
The late Ray Fitzgerald reads through the manuscript “The Soul of a Cowboy.” He was a top hand, a poet, served our country as a Marine and treated his horses well. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record

The late Ray Fitzgerald reads through the manuscript “The Soul of a Cowboy.” He was a top hand, a poet, served our country as a Marine and treated his horses well. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record

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Onlookers at W.M. Brook Park take photos and videos of totality as darkness fell over Lampasas during the solar eclipse on Monday afternoon. hunter king | DISPATCH RECORD

Onlookers at W.M. Brook Park take photos and videos of totality as darkness fell over Lampasas during the solar eclipse on Monday afternoon. hunter king | DISPATCH RECORD

Hundreds gather at Brook Park to view total solar eclipse

The total solar eclipse that swept through Lampasas this week brought hundreds of people into town to take part of the event.
Library’s Painted Chair auction set for April 27

Library’s Painted Chair auction set for April 27

Library’s Painted Chair auction set for April 27

The annual Painted Chair fundraiser auction at Lampasas Public Library will be held April 27 in honor of a late community member.The fundraiser, held each of the three years previously, has been renamed the Katherine Mezger Painted Chair Event to honor a former member of the Library Advisory...