Updated voting procedures offered by PEC
      Pedernales Electric Cooperative members have an opportunity this year to nominate and elect representatives of their choosing to the utility's board of directors. "The people have spoken, and at last someone has listened," said PEC4U.
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Event canceled
      Due to a conflict of events at the Lampasas Senior Center, Saturday's chili dinner has been canceled. It will be resched- uled at a later date.
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New license plate to feature Lone Star State design
      After reviewing voters' comments, the Texas Transportation Commission approved the Lone Star Texas design as the state's new general-issue license plate. The design, which finished first among five selections in a February online vote, features the Texas sky with wide brushes of blue and red, the...
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Agencies sought to sponsor meal program
      Federally funded school breakfasts and lunches help millions of low-income children in Texas get nutritious meals during the school year. The Texas Department of Agriculture is looking for organizations to sponsor the summer nutrition programs so those children do not go hungry and can continue a ...
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Officials note recent arrests
      The following arrests have been reported by law enforcement officials. March 12 -- Donnie Everett Angel, 32, of Kempner for assault causing bodily injury. As of press time Thursday morning, he remained in the Lampasas County Jail.
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Correction
      An article in the March 4 Dispatch Record about Texas Department of Transportation repairs to Key Avenue contained incorrect widths for travel lanes on the highway. Key Avenue will have four 12- foot-wide travel lanes.
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