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ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD At right, Lampasas City Councilwoman Dorothy Person reads a city proclamation recognizing the Juneteenth holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD At right, Lampasas City Councilwoman Dorothy Person reads a city proclamation recognizing the Juneteenth holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.

Community gathers to celebrate Juneteenth holiday

News Staff
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Attendees of the Juneteenth celebration on June 19 at the Lampasas Colored School were treated to a special lunch. Food was provided by the Juneteenth Planning Committee and CaMeSo Gardens.
COURTESY PHOTO Incoming Lometa ISD Superintendent Maela Edmonson will take the leadership reins officially when outgoing Superintendent Rob Moore retires June 30. This week marked the last school board meeting for Moore.

COURTESY PHOTO Incoming Lometa ISD Superintendent Maela Edmonson will take the leadership reins officially when outgoing Superintendent Rob Moore retires June 30. This week marked the last school board meeting for Moore.

Lometa ISD honors award-winning UIL coach as Moore and Lusty depart

News Staff
Thursday, June 25, 2026
The Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees met Tuesday with a full itinerary, including recognition of staff, updates from school board training and reorganization of the board.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Thursday, June 25, 2026
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Saddle the Wind Band performs

News Staff
Thursday, June 25, 2026
A recent Friday night concert performance at the courthouse bandstand featured Saddle the Wind Band, with Junior Myers playing steel guitar and Barbara Myers the lead vocalist. Other band members are Ronnie Schulze, Kevin Grant and Tommy Horton.
Saltworks Camp members and spouses participated in the Holland Corn Festival’s parade June 6, where their float garnered third-place recognition. The group plans to participate in the Aqua Boom festival in Kingsland before coming to Lampasas for the Spring Ho Festival. courtesy photo

Saltworks Camp members and spouses participated in the Holland Corn Festival’s parade June 6, where their float garnered third-place recognition. The group plans to participate in the Aqua Boom festival in Kingsland before coming to Lampasas for the Spring Ho Festival. courtesy photo

Saltworks Camp places third in Holland Corn Festival parade

News Staff
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Saltworks Camp No. 2353 of Lampasas, Sons of Confederate Veterans, earned third place in the parade at the recent Holland Corn Festival. The recognition reflects the camp’s continued participation in area community events and festivals across Central Texas.

arrests

News Staff
Thursday, June 25, 2026
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.
Mayor Pro Tem Zac Morris clarified the process by which the Charter Review Committee will make recommendations, and the council will then determine what ballot language will go before voters. hunter king | dispatch record

Mayor Pro Tem Zac Morris clarified the process by which the Charter Review Committee will make recommendations, and the council will then determine what ballot language will go before voters. hunter king | dispatch record

Members named to city’s Charter Review Committee

Hunter King
Thursday, June 25, 2026
The Lampasas City Council named three members and two alternates to the City Charter Review Board. These appointees will join council members Cathy Kuehne and Zac Morris who also will be on the review board.The city received five applications, so all five residents were selected.
COURTESY PHOTO

COURTESY PHOTO

A sign of summer

News Staff
Thursday, June 25, 2026
A wild grape vine in east Lampasas begins veraison last weekend, coinciding with the longest day of the year on June 21. Veraison, the onset of ripening, takes several weeks and is shown by grapes beginning to turn color and gradually accumulate sugars in the fruit.

BRIEFLY

Summer Meals
Thursday, June 25, 2026
The Lampasas ISD Summer Meal Program at Taylor Creek Elementary will end this week.Meals will continue to be offered at Hanna Springs Elementary School on Mondays through Thursdays until July 16, with breakfast from 7:30-9:30 a.m. and lunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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