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COURTESY PHOTO Tammy Sheard is a fifth-grade math teacher at Taylor Creek Elementary School.

COURTESY PHOTO Tammy Sheard is a fifth-grade math teacher at Taylor Creek Elementary School.

Community rallies to support teacher battling cancer

Anna Sylvestre
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Acancer diagnosis didn’t stop fifthgrade math teacher Tammy Sheard from pouring into her new students at Taylor Creek Elementary School. Principal Shona Moore said Sheard “keeps knocking it out of the park,” with her students scoring highest in the district on their STAAR math tests.

Catholic church to host pancake breakfast

News Staff
Thursday, August 25, 2022
The Knights of Columbus will offer an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Sunday from 7 a.m. to noon at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Pancake breakfast is $3; egg, sausage and pancake meal is $5; beverages are $1. Children ages 10 and under may eat free.
Don’t forget to brush your teeth!

Don’t forget to brush your teeth!

Don’t forget to brush your teeth!

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, August 22, 2022
They say the eyes are the window to the soul, so the mouth must be the gatekeeper to the body. With students returning to school, it’s a great time to build healthy habits and daily routines that they can carry for the rest of their lives.

sheep and goat auction

News Staff
Monday, August 22, 2022
The Aug. 18 market report from Mills County Commission Co. follows. Total receipts: 2,821. Previous week: 3,175. Trends: Light kids steady. Slaughter kids $20-$40 higher; slaughter nannies $5-$10 higher; replacement nannies steady. Wool lambs $15-$20 higher.
Creeks, low-water crossings swell with runoff

Creeks, low-water crossings swell with runoff

Creeks, low-water crossings swell with runoff

News Staff
Monday, August 22, 2022
Rain fell in Lampasas on Thursday, creating runoff in areas where the downpour was heavy. The last appreciable rain in the city came on June 27, when 1 inch was recorded.
Create works of art with flowers

Create works of art with flowers

Create works of art with flowers

Melinda Myers
Monday, August 22, 2022
special to the dispatch Record Preserve a few memories of this summer’s garden or create gifts to share with family and friends. Pounding flowers onto fabric or paper is a fun and easy way to preserve the beauty of garden flowers. Use watercolor or other rough-surface paper when pounding on paper.
MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD

MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD

Enthusiasm abounds for reading initiative

Anna Sylvestre
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The Library Foundation of Lampasas, Texas joined Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library almost a year ago, and community involvement has far surpassed expectations, according to Shanda Subia, Lampasas’ library director.
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