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Brennen Barber helps install a 32-foot pole into the ground at Kempner’s Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park on Friday morning. Barber installed two poles for his bat-box project, with each pole able to hold two boxes. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Brennen Barber helps install a 32-foot pole into the ground at Kempner’s Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park on Friday morning. Barber installed two poles for his bat-box project, with each pole able to hold two boxes. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas senior’s Eagle Scout project brings bat boxes to Kempner

Erick Mitchell
Monday, August 3, 2026
Lampasas High School senior Brennen Barber is moving closer to his goal of becoming an Eagle Scout.On Friday, Barber – with help from his father, Ben Barber, and MacDonald Construction -- installed two 32-foot-high metal poles in Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park.
Emma-Lee Bull and Isabella Glowinski were promoted to Senior Girl Scout during last week’s Bridging Ceremony. COURTESY PHOTO

Emma-Lee Bull and Isabella Glowinski were promoted to Senior Girl Scout during last week’s Bridging Ceremony. COURTESY PHOTO

Girl Scouts hold Bridging Ceremony, present volunteer awards

News Staff
Monday, August 3, 2026
Girl Scouts of Central Texas’ Lampasas Service Unit 712 hosted its 2026 Bridging Ceremony and Volunteer Awards presentation on July 28 at First Street Church of Christ.
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Personalizing their parking space

News Staff
Monday, August 3, 2026
Lampasas High School seniors who qualified for a designated space in the campus parking lot are hard at work to add creative touches to their spot before the new term begins.
Mr. Boultinghouse

Mr. Boultinghouse

Former three-term county judge Boultinghouse dies

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Former county judge Wayne Lyndon Boultinghouse, 83, of Lampasas, died on July 29, 2026.Visitation will be held Aug. 2 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel.Services at First Street Church of Christ will begin at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 3, with burial to follow at Smithwick Cemetery outside of...
The cart path at Hole No. 6 on the Hancock Park Golf Course was destroyed by floodwaters last July. The Lampasas City Council will seek an engineering study before repairs are undertaken on the structure. FILE PHOTO

The cart path at Hole No. 6 on the Hancock Park Golf Course was destroyed by floodwaters last July. The Lampasas City Council will seek an engineering study before repairs are undertaken on the structure. FILE PHOTO

Council awards bid for golf course work

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, July 30, 2026
After sustaining heavy damage during last year’s July flood, the Hancock Park Golf Course is on the comeback trail.During Monday’s Lampasas City Council meeting, members awarded a bid to Greenscapes Six, LLC to replace the Hole No. 2 green and approved an agreement with Schaumberg and Polk, Inc....
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ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Prepping for her senior year

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Janalice Wamsley paints her own Class of 2026 design in the Lampasas High School parking lot, one of the perks for upperclassmen at the campus. Classes start in the district on Aug. 13.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
‘GOD BLESS AMERICA’The Lampasas County Historical Commission will host a special program Aug. 3 to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.
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ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Getting ready to fire up the grill

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Eric Arnold gives a grin to the camera while cleaning his grill. Arnold, a part of “Bigg E BBQ,” was one of 40 teams to compete at the Creating Badger Builders’ Hotter than Hell 2.0 barbecue cook-off held July 24-25.
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