Capital murder suspect slated for Aug. 25 trial
      A jury trial is set Aug. 25 in the 27th District courtroom of Judge Joe Carroll for Donald Dean Gower, 40, of Copperas Cove. Gower is charged with capital murder in the July 4 shooting death of his wife, 31-year-old Hidi Gower. He remains in the Lampasas County Jail.
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Seton Highland Lakes Health System opens Lampasas office
      Seton Highland Lakes Health System, a member of the Seton Family of Hospitals, announces the opening of the new Seton Lampasas Healthcare Center. The new center, located at 1205 Central Texas Expressway, will open for patient care and appointments Monday.
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PD: City will not pick up limbs
      Lampasas Police Department personnel are reminding residents who hire tree-trimming work to be done that the city does not pick up large tree limbs except during designated brush-chipping days in March and November. Regular city garbage pickup will take small brush that is bundled smaller than 4 ...
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Newspaper earns awards in South Texas Press Association contest
      Judges for the South Texas Press Association named winners recently in the regional newspaper group's 2008 Better Newspaper Contest. The Lampasas Dispatch Record earned two first-place plaques, along with certificates for three third-place entries and two honorable mention awards.
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PEC announces candidates for June directors' election
      At its April 21 board meeting, Pedernales Electric announced the 58 candidates who have met certification requirements to run in the upcoming PEC eletion. Members will elect directors for District 2, District 3 and District 7.
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Early voting continues in May 10 elections
      Early voting for Lampasas City Council, Lometa City Council and Lampasas Independent School District elections continues through Tuesday, with the election day set for May 10. As of press time Thursday morning, 205 had voted in Lampasas races, while 13 had cast ballots in Lometa.
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Chain hotel coming to city in 2009
      A hotel owner plans to sign with a national franchise and open 50 new rooms in Lampasas behind the Country Inn in the fall of 2009. D.C. Patel -- who operates a Best Western in Kauffman, two motels in San Saba and one in Goldthwaite -- bought the Country Inn last fall from previous owner Dave Eld...
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Aycock to speak to Burnet GOP
      Burnet County Republican Women will meet May 8 at 11:30 a.m. at Tea Licious, 216 S. Main St., Burnet. District 54 State Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock will be the guest speaker. For reservations, phone Carol Inman at (830) 798-8142.
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Crimestoppers case
      A house fire at 1210 E. Avenue G April 4 has been determined to be arson, said Lampasas Fire Marshal Reece Oestreich. Firefighters were called to the scene at 2:19 a.m., and spent 45minutes extinguishing the blaze. Oestreich said the home was unoccupied at the time.
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