Lampasas school district sees small rise in first-day enrollment

Lampasas ISD experienced a small, eight-student bump in enrollment from the first day of school in 2024 to 2025.The district’s enrollment was 3,574 for the first day of classes on Aug. 8, but that number has grown to 3,651 students as of Aug. 29, representing a 2.

Indian Artifact Show returns to town

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Shine the Light Glow Walk to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month

AdventHealth is inviting anyone willing to participate in its annual Shine the Light Breast Cancer Awareness Glow Walk on Sept. 25 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the AdventHealth Women’s Center parking lot in Killeen.Funds raised will go toward providing free or reduced-cost mammograms for those in need.

ARRESTS

The following arrests were reported to the Lampasas Dispatch Record by area law enforcement officials. The Dispatch Record prints the name and charge(s) of people arrested on at least one Class B misdemeanor – or more serious – charge.

August temps well below average for county

August passed by without any triple-digit temperatures recorded at the Lower Colorado River Authority’s weather station 13 miles west-northwest of Lampasas, near Nix.

BLOOD DRIVE

The next American Red Cross Blood Drive is Sept. 9 at First Street Church of Christ’s Family Life Center from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Starting the season with heads held high

The Flames drill team lines up to prepare for the halftime performance in Fredericksburg, as the Badgers opened the football season Friday night against the Battlin’ Billies.