A variety of stories highlighted the front page of the Lampasas Dispatch Record over the past 12 months.
Excerpts from the top events in the first half of 2009 follow.
JANUARY
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The Lampasas County Commissioners Court will consider tightening limits on the amount of paid time an employee may draw from the county’s sick leave pool. More...
Pastor George Lumpkin of First United Methodist Church fulfills a promise to jump into a vat of Jello
if his congregation collected 1,500 pounds of food to be donated to Lampasas Mission by Dec. 2. Because
a number of the church's members volunteer at Lampasas Mission, the challenge was one they easily
accepted. More...
Frankie Nell White Ellenburg, 90, of Hamilton died Dec. 29, 2009, at her residence.
Funeral services are Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. at Hamilton First United Methodist Church. Visitation begins at noon at the church. Burial will follow at Toliver Cemetery.
Mrs. Ellenburg was born April 11, 1919 in Lamkin, the daughter of Rufus Bain and Mary Myrtle Talley White. More...
Lampasas goes 3-1 at Gatesville tournament to win bracket; Prescott named to all-tournament team
The Lady Badgers were down, but they were not out.
After snapping a lengthy losing streak by beating Marlin before the holiday and winning their opening game at the Gatesville tournament against Comanche, it appeared Lampasas was on an emotional ascent.
Then the bottom dropped out. More...
The new Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment program provides loss assistance payments to eligible dairy producers to help stabilize their operations during tough economic times. More...
Lometa residents experienced what many Texans only dream about during the holiday season: a white
Christmas. Snow blanketed parts of the county changing dry, brown fields into what looked like a layer of
cotton. It didn’t stick around long though, and as they day warmed up, it all melted away.
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Jello jumper
