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Your thyroid might be the missing piece

Your thyroid might be the missing piece

Your thyroid might be the missing piece

Living Proof By Danae De Guelle
Monday, October 26, 2026
You’ve been tired for months. Not the kind of tired that a good night’s sleep fixes. The kind that follows you around no matter what you do.Your weight is creeping up, even though nothing about your diet has changed. Your hair is thinning. You’re cold when everyone else is comfortable.
Library board members host annual Library barbeque fundraiser for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. (Bottom row: Kathy Griffis-Bailey, Kristin Gerety, Mary Kay Hoyer; Middle Row: Teresa Faught, Jennifer Walker; Top Row: Libby Lansford, Sarah Watson, Jan Vann, Judy Lansford, Lucy Walker). ANA SOFIA MEYER | DISPATCH RECORD

Library board members host annual Library barbeque fundraiser for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. (Bottom row: Kathy Griffis-Bailey, Kristin Gerety, Mary Kay Hoyer; Middle Row: Teresa Faught, Jennifer Walker; Top Row: Libby Lansford, Sarah Watson, Jan Vann, Judy Lansford, Lucy Walker). ANA SOFIA MEYER | DISPATCH RECORD

Library holds BBQ for Books fundraiser

News Staff
Thursday, October 22, 2026
FILE PHOTO Squared Silly organizers usually have over 500 attendees for the event, but with this

FILE PHOTO Squared Silly organizers usually have over 500 attendees for the event, but with this

Community groups prep booths for Squared Silly Halloween event

Erick Mitchell
Monday, October 19, 2026
Vision Lampasas is hosting a family-friendly Halloween festival on the courthouse square, and organizers say all of the proceeds go back to local youth groups and nonprofits.The annual Squared Silly event runs Oct. 31 from 5-7:30 p.m., with more than 500 visitors expected.
Lampasas High School theater director Greta Peterson (left) and assistant director Cole Wheeler ready to showcase this year’s fall musical, “Finding Nemo: The Musical.” ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas High School theater director Greta Peterson (left) and assistant director Cole Wheeler ready to showcase this year’s fall musical, “Finding Nemo: The Musical.” ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Badger alum helps bring ‘Finding Nemo’ to stage

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Lampasas High School theater students are diving into the sights and sounds of the sea with a fall production of Disney’s “Finding Nemo.”New to the production this year is assistant director Cole Wheeler, a 2021 Badger graduate who advanced to the University Interscholastic League One-Act Play...
Politics, pigs and a lottery

Politics, pigs and a lottery

Politics, pigs and a lottery

Random Distractions By Mark Montgomery
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Well, almost time for the midterms. In my younger days, that meant I had to start cramming a bunch of information I’d ignored all semester into two nights of studying. As I recall, that particular method didn’t work out too well.
JANET MACHEN | COURTESY PHOTO Former Dispatch Record co-publisher David Lowe (right) receives the Media Award on behalf of his parents, Jim and Gail Lowe, the Dispatch Record’s previous owners. The award was given to the Lowes for their promotion of agriculture during their time at the newspaper.

JANET MACHEN | COURTESY PHOTO Former Dispatch Record co-publisher David Lowe (right) receives the Media Award on behalf of his parents, Jim and Gail Lowe, the Dispatch Record’s previous owners. The award was given to the Lowes for their promotion of agriculture during their time at the newspaper.

County Farm Bureau holds annual convention

News Staff
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Lampasas County Farm Bureau had its annual membership meal and meeting on Tuesday at the Lampasas County Livestock Association show barn.The meeting was called to order by President Stephen Ruzicka, followed by a prayer, pledges and singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”Local FFA and 4-H leaders...
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