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Dusty Mahan

Dusty Mahan

Advisor has 25 years’ experience teaching ag

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Monday, February 23, 2026
Name: Dusty Mahan Hometown: Colleyville High school graduation: Grapevine High SchoolFFA participation in high school/college: Showed cattle and swine, Livestock judging, Chapter Conducting, TSU Saddle and Sirloin.FFA Officer in High School and CollegeCollege education: Bachelor of Science in...
Morgan Hearne

Morgan Hearne

Lometa grad hopes to spark interest in ag at alma mater

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Monday, February 23, 2026
Name: Morgan Hearne Hometown: Lometa High school graduation: Lometa ISDFFA participation in high school/college: stock shows, Public Speaking, Horse and Livestock Judging, Texas A&M Saddle and Sirloin.College education:Texas A&M University -- Bachelor of Science in animal scienceproductionPast...
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COURTESY PHOTO

Maintenance work on bridge

News Staff
Monday, February 23, 2026
Texas Department of Transportation announced last week that it would have a contractor in Lampasas to work on the U.S. Highway 183 bridge at Sulphur Creek. Crews planned to perform routine maintenance that would require brief closures overnight on the structure.
JANA DAVIS | COURTESY PHOTO

JANA DAVIS | COURTESY PHOTO

Dance squad brings home awards

News Staff
Monday, February 23, 2026
The Flames competed in Dripping Springs Saturday where they won Best in Class-Comtemporary, second runnerup in Jazz, Best in Class-Open, first runnerup in Pom and second runnerup Grand Champion.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture aima to counter the spread of the New World Screwworm by releasing millions of sterile flies. Female NWS flies mate only once. If they mate with a sterile male, they lay unfertilized eggs that fail to hatch. courtesy photo

The U.S. Department of Agriculture aima to counter the spread of the New World Screwworm by releasing millions of sterile flies. Female NWS flies mate only once. If they mate with a sterile male, they lay unfertilized eggs that fail to hatch. courtesy photo

Efforts to combat New World Screwworm continue

Erick Mitchell
Monday, February 23, 2026
Federal and state agencies are continuing to prepare for the arrival of the New World Screwworm on U.S. and Texas soil.On Feb. 9, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the completion of a U.S.-based sterile fly dispersal facility in Edinburg.“This...
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COURTESY PHOTO

Fog hovers across the roadway

News Staff
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Fog settles in a low area on FM 580 west of Lampasas on Wednesday morning. Relatively high dew points and unseasonably warm mornings followed last weekend’s rain, but the county remains below its average rainfall for this point in the year. 

Kempner residents eligible for CARR transit services

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, February 19, 2026
In less than two weeks, the Central Texas Rural Transit District -- also known as City and Rural Rides, or CARR – will take over transit services for all of Lampasas County.Previously, the Dispatch Record reported that residents within Kempner city limits would not be able to access CARR transit...
Chase Kuker and Jordan Kuker believe creation of a documentary film on Lampasas and all it has to offer can be an excellent marketing tool for the city. The brothers used this drone image in a recent presentation to the Lampasas Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors. COURTESY PHOTO

Chase Kuker and Jordan Kuker believe creation of a documentary film on Lampasas and all it has to offer can be an excellent marketing tool for the city. The brothers used this drone image in a recent presentation to the Lampasas Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors. COURTESY PHOTO

Kuker brothers bring film production expertise to assist marketing efforts of EDC

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Chase Kuker and Jordan Kuker are convinced a micro-documentary film could be what Lampasas needs to help the city grow its brand as a tourism destination.As the Lampasas Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors begins to shift its attention away from the Business Park, tourism has been...

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Bridge Maintenance
Thursday, February 19, 2026
TxDOT’s contractor will close the U.S. 183 bridge at Sulphur Creek for routine maintenance below the bridge.To safely complete this work, crews will conduct brief overnight closures of the bridge.
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas Democrats hold candidate forum

News Staff
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Democratic Party candidates for the District 31 congressional seat Justin Early, left, and Stuart Whitlow addressed voters during a forum Monday hosted by the Lampasas County Democratic Party at the former middle school cafeteria. Early voting has begun, and the primary election date is March 3.
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