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Recognizing community supporter

Recognizing community supporter

Recognizing community supporter

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Lampasas FFA presented Benny Boyd with a Lampasas FFA jacket to show its gratitude for the many years of support offered to the program and its members.
David Millican plans to file for a spot in the 2026 Republican Primary as a candidate for county judge. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

David Millican plans to file for a spot in the 2026 Republican Primary as a candidate for county judge. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Millican to enter 2026 county judge race

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, August 21, 2025
David Millican, a former Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees member and owner of David Millican Insurance, has announced his candidacy for Lampasas County judge in 2026.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Antenna installation for radio club

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Gordon Thornton and city electric department worker Micah Harry (obscured) take down and replace a non-functioning antenna with a brand-new antenna that was donated for the student radio club at Lampasas Middle School.
Developer Mike Irvin spoke to the Lampasas City Council last week during a town hall session to voice his opposition to an Ajinomoto Foods wastewater project planned in the downtown area. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Developer Mike Irvin spoke to the Lampasas City Council last week during a town hall session to voice his opposition to an Ajinomoto Foods wastewater project planned in the downtown area. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Ajinomoto Foods, local developers at odds over proposed projects

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Area developer and Forward Lampasas member Michael Irvin believes Ajinomoto Foods needs to be a better neighbor.

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Grief Support Group
Thursday, August 21, 2025
A Grief Share support group will meet on Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 2 through Dec. 2 at First Baptist Church, Heritage Hall. This 13-week group will offer guidance and resources to help navigate through the emotions of grief.For more information, contact Monica Stephen at 512-525-1262.
Alyssa Mariduena of the Lampasas Fire Department was one of several community representatives participating in the Aug. 16 “See You at the Library” event. Book reading and fun activities promoted faith, family and freedom.

Alyssa Mariduena of the Lampasas Fire Department was one of several community representatives participating in the Aug. 16 “See You at the Library” event. Book reading and fun activities promoted faith, family and freedom.

Reading with a message

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
St. Christopher’s Catholic Church later became St. Paul’s Independent Methodist Church. After its roof and west-side wall collapsed several years ago, a chain-link fence was added to keep curious onlookers at a safe distance. jeff jackson photo

St. Christopher’s Catholic Church later became St. Paul’s Independent Methodist Church. After its roof and west-side wall collapsed several years ago, a chain-link fence was added to keep curious onlookers at a safe distance. jeff jackson photo

What remains of St. Christopher’s Catholic Church

Jeff Jackson
Thursday, August 21, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of local topics.The following is the final installment in a series on St. Christopher’s Catholic Church.Priests come and go. Their assignments are not permanent. Sometimes the change is a welcomed relief.
Texas 7th Brigade Commander D.W. Davis will be the featured speaker at the Saltworks Camp meeting Saturday in Copperas Cove. courtesy photo | Ross J. Cox Sr.

Texas 7th Brigade Commander D.W. Davis will be the featured speaker at the Saltworks Camp meeting Saturday in Copperas Cove. courtesy photo | Ross J. Cox Sr.

Central Texas SCV Camps gather for leadership development

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
The Sons of Confederate Veterans 7th Brigade hosted a Leadership Training Seminar Aug. 16 for commanders and adjutants at the Texas Station Event Center in Gatesville.Forty-four representatives from 10 SCV camps attended the event: General Felix H Robertson Camp No.

Recognizing community supporter

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
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