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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026
THURSDAY, AUG. 20CENTRAL TEXAS TRAVEL CLUB, 11 a.m. Napoli’s in Belton. Group will discuss upcoming trips. Meeting open to anyone interested in travel. For more info, email centraltexastravelclub@outlook.com.GREEN THUMB PROGRAM, 2-3 p.m. Lakeshore Library, 7346 Ranch Road 261, Buchanan Dam.
Volunteers were on hand Aug. 13 outside Grace Fellowship for a drive-through pork chop dinner fundraiser to benefit Building Badgers Youth League. Benny Boyd provided all the food so proceeds could be used for the BBYL young Badgers athletic programs. COURTESY PHOTO

Volunteers were on hand Aug. 13 outside Grace Fellowship for a drive-through pork chop dinner fundraiser to benefit Building Badgers Youth League. Benny Boyd provided all the food so proceeds could be used for the BBYL young Badgers athletic programs. COURTESY PHOTO

Raising funds for youth athletics

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026

DISTRICT COURT

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge Debbie Garrett presiding over the day’s hearings.Defendant Britten Marguerite Will of Kempner was given eight years’ deferred probation on a charge of cruelty to a nonlivestock animal: kill/ poison/cause serious bodily injury.
Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in a vehicle pursuit that ended on South Key Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Two individuals were taken into custody. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in a vehicle pursuit that ended on South Key Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Two individuals were taken into custody. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

High-speed chase ends in Lampasas after starting in Florence

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, August 20, 2026
A multi-agency pursuit that started in Williamson County and reached speeds over 100 mph came to an end Wednesday afternoon in the 1700 block of South Key Avenue.Lampasas Police Department Patrol Lt. Chuck Montgomery told the Dispatch Record the chase remains under investigation.“From the Lampasas...

ARRESTS

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026
The following arrests were reported to the Lampasas Dispatch Record by area law enforcement officials.
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Welcome back greetings offered

News Staff
Monday, August 17, 2026
K-Kids members were on hand Thursday to welcome students back to Kline Whitis Elementary for the start of the new term. Offering a smile are, from left, Evie DeKlerk, Andi Raquet, Sadie Morrison, Arden Achee and Lyla Sellers.

Lometa ISD outlines policy for ‘skip days’ and their consequences

Mason Hines
Monday, August 17, 2026
The Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees met Aug. 10 to discuss aspects of the new school year, with a focus on the Student Code of Conduct as well as the school’s budget and tax rate.Superintendent Maela Edmonson said the Lometa district has added a section to the code of conduct...
August Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 7% $377,393 Copperas Cove up 8% $773,258 Evant up 14% $11,520 Gatesville up 6% $309,311 Goldthwaite up 6% $58,175 Hamilton down 7% $93,102 Kempner up 5% $22,218 Lampasas up 11% $296,971 Lometa up 20% $11,745 Marble Falls up 7% $1,398,477 San Saba up 8% $64,416 August sales tax rebates to area entities were up this period for all but the city of Hamilton. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC

August Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 7% $377,393 Copperas Cove up 8% $773,258 Evant up 14% $11,520 Gatesville up 6% $309,311 Goldthwaite up 6% $58,175 Hamilton down 7% $93,102 Kempner up 5% $22,218 Lampasas up 11% $296,971 Lometa up 20% $11,745 Marble Falls up 7% $1,398,477 San Saba up 8% $64,416 August sales tax rebates to area entities were up this period for all but the city of Hamilton. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC

Sales tax revenues rebound

Gail Lowe
Monday, August 17, 2026
Newly appointed Texas Comptroller Don Huffines announced last week that $1.4 billion in sales tax allocations will go to local governments across the state in August, up 13.6% from the figure in August 2025.These allocations are based on sales made in June by businesses that report their tax...

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Monday, August 17, 2026
WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESSA Wildfire Preparedness public meeting is planned for Aug. 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Lampasas County Office Building conference room, 409 S. Pecan St. in Lampasas.The Lampasas County Community Wildfire Protection Plan is a collaborative effort to reduce wildfire risk,...
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