After four hogs on his property died from poisoning, Mike Hail is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest or grand jury indictment of those responsible. When Hail arrived in the evening of July 29 at his property on County Road 4026, he found one of his barrows dead and bl... More...
Kempner residents, City Council members, city staff, former council members and others crowded into Kempner City Hall recently to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the city. It was incorporated 10 years ago after the city of Copperas Cove took steps to annex most of the community, including a six-... More...
Just as two heads are better than one, small communities are finding that by pooling their resources a lot more can be accomplished by local police departments, and a lot less can be accomplished by criminals. More...
Members of Fort Hood's 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division received a big welcome home and thanks from Lampasans upon their return from overseas duty. More...
Just in time for the busiest travel week of the year, we have this news from the General Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm: It's relatively easy to get bomb-making materials through security checkpoints and onto airplanes. More...
What is this world coming to that a person's animals can be so brutally poisoned! [See page 1 story in today's edition and ad in Friday's Dispatch Record re: hog poisonings.] The type of poison that was used caused the animals to die by suffocation. This is pure premeditated murder. More...
Lampasas resident Ted S. Greathouse, 88, died Nov. 16, 2007, at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple. Funeral services are Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. at Sneed Funeral Chapel in Lampasas with burial to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. More...
A scheduled announcement of a jury trial for Jim Wooldridge took a different turn Friday, as the former Lampasas clergyman waived his right to a jury trial. Wooldridge, 62, instead now is to go before a judge Jan. 16 in a plea and punishment hearing, local officials said. Action on Friday occurre... More...
Richland Springs didn't win two of the last three state titles by beating itself. On Friday night at Rogan Field in San Saba, the Coyotes proved that to Lometa for the second straight season with a 54-6 bidistrict win that was called because of the 45- point mercy rule with 7:21 remaining in the ... More...
The report from the Nov. 14 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 807 compared to 738 last week and 1,059 last year. Feeder steers and heifers steady to firm; slaughter cows $3-$5 higher; and bulls steady on light test. More...
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