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Treasure hunters

Andy Gladson looks over some pieces of jewelry brought in from local residents in Lampasas last week to the Treasure Hunters Roadshow held at Inn at Lampasas. More...

Breaking News - 12/14/2011 10:35 AM

New photos added to Lampasas boy's basketball photo gallery - Free Access

Boys basketball photos, from last night's win over Hamilton, have been uploaded to our website. All of these photos are for sale. Be sure to check it out! http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/image/tid/596 More...

Aid requests grow in tough economy

Volunteers aim to help those in need
By Artie Phillips
Staff Writer

With the season changing, the days are growing shorter, and the nights are getting colder. The national economy is still struggling, and more and more of the nation’s population is in need of assistance. More...

Poll

What was the best moment from Lampasas' spring sports season?

Lifestyles

See You at the Library

201 South Main Street

eBooks are here! The library is part of a consortium that allows you to access thousands of downloadable books and audiobooks. More...

Carnley's Corner

Enough of Kate
Lisa Carnley

Seriously? Are we really going to take tips from Kate Gosselin on what’s best for our families? More...

Experience Works hiring

Experience Works will provide paid training to older workers while supporting local non-profit agencies. Workers can receive minimum wage for 18 hours per week. More...

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Deaths

Mr. Higgins

Funeral services for Kenneth Lee Higgins of Izoro were Dec. 11, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Lampasas. Burial was at Hillsdale Cemetery. Mr. Higgins died Dec. 8 at his residence. He was 54. More...

Mrs. Green

Doris Era Green died Dec. 4, 2011, in Galveston. A private burial service was conducted at Hayes Grace Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Hayes Funeral Home. Mrs, Green was born Jan. 8, 1926, in Lake Victor, to Walter and Edda Mae Baker. More...

Mrs. Wooten

Funeral services for Patsy June Wooten, 77, of Lumberton, formerly of Lampasas, were Dec. 11, 2011, at New Covenant Church in Lampasas. Burial was at Dillingham Cemetery. Mrs. Wooten died Dec. 8 at her residence. More...

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Agribusiness

Cattle Auction

The report from the Dec. 7 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 319 compared to 1,126 last week and 1,105 last year. Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers $3-$5 higher. Slaughter cows $1-$2 higher. More...

Extension service launches Web site

By STEVE BYRNS
Texas AgriLife Extension Service

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service has launched a new website called Water Education in Texas -- http:// agrilife.org/drought -- solely for the purpose of providing homeowners and producers with easy-to-find water-wise drought tips. More...

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Breaking News - 12/14/2011 12:05 PM

Lampasas boys' basketball vs. Hamilton - Free Access

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Breaking News - 12/14/2011 11:03 AM

Lampasas girls' basketball vs. Canyon Lake - Free Access

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Breaking News - 12/14/2011 10:43 AM

New photos added to Lampasas girls' basketball photo gallery - Free Access

Photos from the girls basketball win over Canyon Lake last night are now uploaded on our website. All of these photos are for sale. Give them a look! http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/image/tid/595 More...

Lampasas school district gets good audit report

By LISA CARNLEY
Staff Writer

The Lampasas Independent School District got a clean bill of financial health after its 2010-2011 fiscal-year audit. More...

Lometa water rate could increase

By CHERI JAY-WIENECKE
Special Correspondent

Months of effort by local officials to regain at least a margin of control in the interest of the Lometa water system were thwarted by the Lower Colorado River Authority last month, Mayor Cynthia Kirby said during last week’s meeting of the Lom More...

 

Editorial

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Obama is no Teddy Roosevelt

Linda Chavez

Barack Obama channeled Teddy Roosevelt last week in a speech in Osawatomie, Kan. Supporters are calling it the most significant economic speech of his administration. More...

What Cain showed us

William Murchison

With all these debates and polls and risings and fallings, we’re supposed to think (I think) that there could hardly be a worse presidential selection process than this. Possibly, we should look on the bright side. More...

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News

Restoring equipment

Lampasas High School agriscience students enrolled in power technology and systems class have taken a step back in time. More...

County lifts burn ban

Lampasas County Judge Wayne Boultinghouse has removed the burn ban effective Monday. The order will remain in effect until it is reinstated Dec. 18 at 12 a.m. More...

Lometa sets stock show Saturday

The annual Lometa Youth Livestock Show is Saturday at the Lometa Activity Center. Weigh-in is from 7:30-8:30 a.m., with the show to begin at 9 a.m. The show will run in the following order: lambs, goats, pigs and cattle. More...

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Sports

Breaking News - 12/14/2011 10:35 AM

New photos added to Lampasas boy's basketball photo gallery - Free Access

Boys basketball photos, from last night's win over Hamilton, have been uploaded to our website. All of these photos are for sale. Be sure to check it out! http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/image/tid/596 More...

Breaking News - 12/14/2011 10:43 AM

New photos added to Lampasas girls' basketball photo gallery - Free Access

Photos from the girls basketball win over Canyon Lake last night are now uploaded on our website. All of these photos are for sale. Give them a look! http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/image/tid/595 More...

Breaking News - 12/14/2011 11:03 AM

Lampasas girls' basketball vs. Canyon Lake - Free Access

This story contains a video Full Story

Click here for all stories