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October 27, 2009  RSS feed
While the larger entities in the surrounding counties show declines in their local sales tax revenue, the smaller cities continue with gains during a time of economic sluggishness. Evant joined the Lampasas County communities of Lometa and Kempner in posting the only sales tax increases seen in October among Central Texas-area cities. More...

Football fans were kept glued to their seats as the last few seconds of Friday night's game ticked to a close when the Lampasas Badgers defeated the Marble Falls Mustangs for the district win. Here, Badger Edward Hall (in blue) pushes through a group of Mustangs as he makes his way up the field. More...

The Lometa City Council is looking to improve the service afforded city residents by a municipal cable provider, however the means to achieve this goal are not forthcoming. Meeting in regular session recently, the council reviewed its options regarding the city's cable franchise holder, Almega Cable. More...

When the Lampasas High School Key Club hits the streets on Halloween night this year, they won't be asking for candy, but for cash donations for UNICEF. Trick-or-treat for UNICEF is a kids-helping-kids fund-raiser around the world that was started 59 years ago. More...
Offering recommendations on state constitutional amendments can be difficult; sometimes just understanding the ballot language is a challenge. After having studied analyses by several nonpartisan groups, the Dispatch Record suggests a strong "Yes" vote on the following propositions for the Nov. 3 Constitutional Amendments Special Election. More...
Last year, the Texas Department of Transportation held three townhall meetings across the state to give citizens an opportunity to provide input on regional transportation issues. Those three meetings were well attended and set the precedent for continued dialogue in 2009. More...
Viola Dennis, 84, of Lampasas died Oct. 21, 2009, at Park Place Manor in Belton, where she had resided for three years. Funeral services were Oct. 26 at Sneed Funeral Chapel in Lampasas. She was born Jan. 23, 1925, to Morrison and Nellie Price of Tahoka. More...
A fire on Friday afternoon damaged a home on East Avenue H, although the occupants of the residence were not injured. A fire at Monica Lozano's residence, located at 1308 E. Avenue H, appears to have begun in a cinder block addition at the far eastern side of the single-story house, said Chris Ford, training officer and fire investigator for the Lampasas Fire Department. More...
Badgers let big lead slip away against Mustangs, but rally for last-second win to keep playoff hopes alive
Lampasas head coach Joey McQueen was willing to settle for a tie at the end of regulation, but his players refused. They wanted to win right then. So, they did. More...
Valerie Cortinovis, executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in San Saba, Lampasas and Burnet counties has announced that enrollment for the 2010 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program and the Average Crop Revenue Election program has begun and will continue through June 1, 2010. More...