Tatum declines JP appointment

Commissioners Court picks Wakeman

Just days after the Lampasas County Commissioners Court selected Michael Tatum to serve the unexpired term for Precinct 1 justice of the peace, he declined the offer.

During a called meeting Monday, County Judge Randy Hoyer said he received a letter from Tatum — a law enforcement teacher at Lampasas High School — Thursday afternoon turning down the appointment to replace longtime JP Andrew Garcia J…