Number of county septic systems out of compliance
By MAT TAYLOR Special Correspondent
      Lampasas County on-site septic systems inspector F.A. Taylor said there are more than 500 aerobic septic systems in the county, and a recent review indicated that maintenance contracts on over 300 of these have expired and are in non-compliance with state and county rules.
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Lampasas Police Department: Be alert for scams
      Editor's note: The following is the second of a two-part story on how people are falling prey to scammers in a variety of ways. Several local residents have become victims of scams after they were sent counterfeit checks to cash, said Lampasas Assistant Police Chief Sammy Bailey. "And they have lost thousands of dollars.
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Woman injured in two-vehicle accident
      A Lampasas woman and her daughter were transported to Rollins Brook Community Hospital Monday morning after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Third and Howe streets. Charlotte Higgins, driving a 2006 Chevrolet Aveo, was heading east on Third Street about 7:30 a.m. When Ms.
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