December 18, 2009 / Front Page

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Picturesque setting

Colorful foliage adorns these trees in W.M. Brook Park, as fall prepares to give way to winter. A dam on Sulphur Creek near the historic Hancock Park Springs appears in the background. More...

Area churches plan Yule services, events

A number of area churches are offering services or special events for the holidays. A listing of some of those follows. First Baptist Church of Lampasas will offer an adult choir program Sunday at 7 p.m. More...

Deadlines

Due to Christmas, early deadlines are in effect for the Lampasas Dispatch Record. Deadline for classified, real estate and display ads and news items for the Dec. 25 issue is Monday at 5 p.m. Deadline for the Dec. 29 edition is Dec. 23 at 5 p.m. More...

Schools out

Lampasas and Lometa independent school districts will be closed for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays beginning Monday. Both districts will reopen on Jan. 4. Both districts will also be closed on Jan. More...

Lifestyles

Toys for Tots

The Lampasas Riding Club held a toy drive for the local Toys for Tots chapter in front of the Lampasas Wal-Mart last Sunday. The group raised over $211 in cash donations and received 85 toys. More...

36 Club plans fund-raiser

Members of the GFWC/TFWC 36 Club met at the Sweet Pickle for their Dec. 10 meeting with 20 members in attendance. Hostesses were members of the Social Committee, Bea Hohman, Linda Hutcherson, Kay Boone, Ann Johnson and Ellen McFarland. More...

Briggs open mike session scheduled

Briggs Community Center will hold one of its "pickin’ and grinnin’" open mike sessions tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the community center. The public is invited to participate and listen to Christmas music. More...

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Sports

2009 LHS Football-Volleyball Sports Banquet

Photos by Richard Akridge

2009 LHS Volleyball Award Winners More...

2009 LHS Football and Volleyball Battlin’ Badgers

Lampasas offensive coordinator Greg Porter presents senior running back Gabe Terrell with the Battlin’ Badger award. More...

Lampasas can’t tame Lady Lions; lose by 23 points, 59-36, on road

By CLAY WHITTINGTON Staff Writer

Unfortunately for Lampasas, the losing streak continues. The Lady Badgers lost their third consecutive game Tuesday evening at Leander, falling by 23 points at 59-36. More...

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Civic center delayed

2011 ballot likely to decide project’s fate
By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

The Lampasas City Council will not take further action on a civic center until May 2011, when the project may be placed on a debt issue ballot. More...

Candidate filing ongoing

Filing for positions on the Democratic and Republican party ballots will continue until Jan. 4 at 6 p.m. Party primaries will be held in March, and the general election will occur in November. More...

County debates street repairs

By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer

Cedar Creek residents may not get a hot-mix application on three roads in their subdivision unless they raise the funds needed for repairs, county officials said in a Lampasas County Commissioners Court meeting Monday. More...

Holiday entertainment

With his customary elf ears in place, Lampasas High School jazz band director Glenn Grant and his musicians rocked out Christmas tunes at the annual Hometown Holidays events recently at the Courtyard Square bandstand. More...

Blood drive

The first American Red Cross Blood Drive of the new year will be held Jan. 4 at AMVETS Post 80 from 12:30-6:30 p.m., at the intersection of U.S. Highways 281, 183 and 190. More...

Closures

Cen-Tex Waste Management will not collect garbage on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1 because of holidays. Trash pickup will be one day late. The city of Lampasas’ treetrimming program also will be suspended on Christmas and New Year’s Day. More...

Deaths

Mr. Hart

Ronald Van Hart Jr., 52, of Lometa died Dec. 14, 2009, at his residence. A memorial service is Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. at Family of Faith Church in Lometa. The body will be cremated. Mr. More...

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News

Law Enforcement Report

The following arrests were reported by law enforcement officials. Dec. 15 -- Julio Samuel Bonilla-Tirado, 27, of Lampasas for possession of marijuana under two ounces in a drug-free zone. More...

Better Business Bureau outlines top 2009 scams

As 2010 is fast approaching, the Better Business Bureau is taking a look back at the top 10 scams of 2009. More...

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Agribusiness

USDA seeks applications for 2010 housing loans

USDA Rural Development has announced its allocation for direct single-family loans for fiscal year 2010. More...

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Lometa Reporter

Lometa receives first police vehicle

By CHERI JAY-WIENECKE Special Correspondent

While one major aspiration for the city of Lometa may be hitting a snag, another has come to fruition. More...

Lometa Senior Center

111 N. W. Railway St. • 752-3693 • 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Reservations for lunches must be made a day ahead and before noon. No lunch served on Fridays. Monday, Dec. 21, 2009 More...

School happenings

Lometa Independent School District students are participating in a variety of events as the Christmas break nears. Above: fourth-grade students, decked out in pajamas, snuggled in their sleeping bags to prepare to board the Polar More...

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