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HUNTER KING | COURTESY PHOTO Tate Langford garnered grand champion honors at the Lampasas County Ag Mechaics Show in January with this hydraulic cattle chute.

HUNTER KING | COURTESY PHOTO Tate Langford garnered grand champion honors at the Lampasas County Ag Mechaics Show in January with this hydraulic cattle chute.

Tate Langford continues his family’s agricultural success

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, February 20, 2025
For five straight years at the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show, Lampasas FFA member Tate Langford has earned grand champion honors in the Ag Mechanics competition.From utility trailers to portable hydraulic squeeze shoots, Lanford has built it all.
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Hostess House project officially on hold

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
After holding an executive session Tuesday afternoon to consult with legal counsel, the Lampasas City Council voted in open session to halt any further renovation work at the Hostess House in Hancock Park pending analysis by a structural engineering firm.

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Square Foot Gardening
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Lampasas Community Gardens will offer a free Square Foot Gardening Class on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Community Gardens site in Campbell Park.Participants will learn how to grow vegetables using the square foot gardening method, taught by a certified instructor.
State Rep. David Spiller addresses the audience Tuesday to provide an overview of key issues expected to be addressed in Austin this legislative session. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

State Rep. David Spiller addresses the audience Tuesday to provide an overview of key issues expected to be addressed in Austin this legislative session. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Spiller outlines legislative priorities

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, February 20, 2025
District 68 State Rep. David Spiller (R-Jacksboro) made his first stop in Lampasas County since the opening of the 89th Texas Legislature. He spoke Tuesday at the Lampasas County Office Building at a gathering hosted by Texas First Conservative Alliance.
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has released this information about expected wind chills mid-week and ways residents should protect themselves and their homes from the bitter cold. WEATHER.GOV GRAPHIC

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has released this information about expected wind chills mid-week and ways residents should protect themselves and their homes from the bitter cold. WEATHER.GOV GRAPHIC

NWS warns of bone-chilling temps

News Staff
Monday, February 17, 2025

Police arrest two more on child sex charges

Erick Mitchell
Monday, February 17, 2025
The Kempner Police Department, in coordination with the Texas Department of Public Safety Human Trafficking Division, has arrested two men on charges related to child pornography and sexual assault of a child.

Filing ends

Erick Mitchell
Monday, February 17, 2025
The filing period for municipal and school board elections concluded Friday. Here is a look at who will be on ballots for the May 3 elections.LAMPASAS ELECTIONSMayor Herb Pearce will not face a challenger this time.
February Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 18% $438,999 Copperas Cove up 12% $841,816 Evant up 39% $11,843 Gatesville up 19% $338,308 Goldthwaite up 16% $76,234 Hamilton up 22% $109,561 Kempner up 54% $37,160 Lampasas up 14% $319,896 Lometa up 49% $15,102 Marble Falls up 21% $1,588,934 San Saba up 10% $85,263 February sales tax receipts – which are based primarily on local sales made in December – resulted in nice gains for area cities. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC

February Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 18% $438,999 Copperas Cove up 12% $841,816 Evant up 39% $11,843 Gatesville up 19% $338,308 Goldthwaite up 16% $76,234 Hamilton up 22% $109,561 Kempner up 54% $37,160 Lampasas up 14% $319,896 Lometa up 49% $15,102 Marble Falls up 21% $1,588,934 San Saba up 10% $85,263 February sales tax receipts – which are based primarily on local sales made in December – resulted in nice gains for area cities. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC

Sales taxes receipts post big jump in February

Gail Lowe
Monday, February 17, 2025
For the first time since November 2021, every city in the region whose sales tax rebates are tracked by the Dispatch Record showed a percentage gain this month.
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