Login Profile PDF Edition
Flip Edition
2009-08-18 digital edition
 Get News Updates
Business Services Churches Events Auto Public Notices General Classifieds
News
Front Page
Lifestyles
Editorial
Letters
Deaths
News
Sports
Real Estate
Visitors Guide
Archive
Services
Contact Us
Advertiser Index
Subscription Order
Classified Order
 
 
 
 
Copyright 2008-2009 The Lampasas Dispatch Record All Rights Reserved
August 18, 2009  RSS feed
Tuning up
Lampasas Badger Band members are preparing for the start of the 2009-10 marching season with weekday rehearsals at the old high school marching practice field. Soon, students will be marching at the practice area at the new Lampasas High School on U.S. Highway 281 South. See related photo, page 10. More...
Campuses 'recognized'
By LISA CARNLEY Staff Writer

Two campuses of the Lampasas Independent School District were rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency when its 2009 accountability ratings were released recently. Hanna Springs Intermediate earned the ranking, and Kline Whitis Elementary, as a feeder school, automatically was designated recognized. More...

Athletic field lights, possible sewer work included in budget
By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

The Lampasas City Council decided last week to include $355,000 in the city's proposed 2009-10 budget to light four athletic fields to be constructed at a new sports park. The council plans to light two pairs of baseball and soccer fields set for construction during the first phase of work on the athletic complex off Farm-to-Market Road 580 West. More...

 Lifestyles
• article has image Area ranch utilizes `green' strategies
Blending with and rooted in its surroundings, Sweet Lucy Ranch utilizes "green" building strategies to strike harmony between its structure and the natural setting. Located in the Hill Country just outside Lampasas, the ranch is an example of sustainable design that combines Texas beauty and the best use of its natural resources. More...
• Two Metroplex Health System board members recognized at conference
• article has image Second mural completed in community
>> Click here for all stories
 Letters
• Clearing up confusion over health care reform
A recent letter to the editor by Sandra Orr Tompkins ["Obama's new proposals need a closer look," Aug. 4 letters] undoubtedly echoes the feelings and frustrations of many individuals in both the Lampasas community and the national community at large. What is most unfortunate is that these feelings are often based on misinformation. More...
• Reject takeover of health care
• Respect and pray for leaders
>> Click here for all stories
 Deaths
• article has image Mrs. Henderson
Margaret Ann Henderson, 87, of Lampasas died Aug. 13, 2009, at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple. Graveside services were Aug. 17 at Kempner City Cemetery. Mrs. Henderson was born Oct. 14, 1921, in Rogers, the daughter of John A. and Jessie Stanford McLaurin. More...
>> Click here for all stories
 News
• Lampasas Police Department joins national crackdown on impaired drivers
From Friday through Labor Day weekend, the Lampasas Police Department will join more than 10,000 law enforcement agencies across the country for the National Alcohol-Impaired Driving Crackdown, "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. More...
• Grand jurors hand down 13 indictments
>> Click here for all stories
 Sports
• article has image Former Badger makes first impression count
Every kid dreams of having the ball in their hands with the game on the line. Last Friday night, Lampasas product Keith Null's dream came true as he tossed the game-winning touchdown in his NFL debut to give the St. Louis Rams a 23-20 victory over the New York Jets in both teams' preseason opener. More...
• SPORTS SHORTS
• article has image Lady Badgers take fourth
>> Click here for all stories
 Agribusiness
• Cattle Auction
The report from the Aug. 12 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 734 compared to 767 last week and 1,033 last year. Compared to last week, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady to firm, instances $2 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. More...
>> Click here for all stories