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Texas First Conservative Alliance will co-host a free Property Tax Seminar tonight at 6 p.m. at New Covenant Church.Tax expert Michael Berlanga of San Antonio will explain how property taxes are determined, how to successfully protest property values and outline taxpayer rights.
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Chamber music fills Keystone Star Hotel

Florian Christl, neo-classical composer from Germany, presents a selection of his best works together with the Artisan String Quartet at a Saturday concert in Andy Fish’s Keystone Star Hotel. The concert was part of the Lampasas Chamber Music Series.
Lampasas County Clerk Dianne Miller and her staff members Dallas Munoz and Dawn Rodman, left to right, stand in a storage room that contains hard copies of county land records. On June 10, these books of property records such as deeds, judgments and tax liens will be taken to a Dallas imaging facility to be digitized. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH REACORD

Lampasas County Clerk Dianne Miller and her staff members Dallas Munoz and Dawn Rodman, left to right, stand in a storage room that contains hard copies of county land records. On June 10, these books of property records such as deeds, judgments and tax liens will be taken to a Dallas imaging facility to be digitized. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH REACORD

County Clerk filing enters the digital era

In what County Clerk Dianne Miller is calling a victory, her office will make a grand step into the digital era on June 10 through a service that will scan and digitize county documents from the last 30 years.

May brings most rainfall since 1895

Rainfall for the month of May set a new record for Lampasas County, based on historical numbers from the National Centers for Environmental Information.Since 1895, October 2018 is listed as the month with the most rainfall to occur – 13.9 inches.
erick mitchell | dispatch record Putters & Gutters guests make donations to the American Legion Auxiliary in honor of National Poppy Day, which was recognized last Friday. Auxiliary volunteers were at the local business to hand out red poppies in memory of America’s fallen heroes.

erick mitchell | dispatch record Putters & Gutters guests make donations to the American Legion Auxiliary in honor of National Poppy Day, which was recognized last Friday. Auxiliary volunteers were at the local business to hand out red poppies in memory of America’s fallen heroes.

Incoming officers include, from left, Priscilla Wright, Robin England, Susan Detrick, Jo Ann San Miguel, Cathy Allen and Juliann Chaney. Not pictured: Diane Davis, Ginger Henderson and Shanna Sibberson. Courtesy photo

Incoming officers include, from left, Priscilla Wright, Robin England, Susan Detrick, Jo Ann San Miguel, Cathy Allen and Juliann Chaney. Not pictured: Diane Davis, Ginger Henderson and Shanna Sibberson. Courtesy photo

The ’36 Club honors longtime members, installs new officers for 2024-2025

The GFWC ‘36 Club of Lampasas had a very full May.On May 4, the club cosponsored a Walk in the Parks event showcasing the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden within Campbell Park, Lampasas Community Gardens and Cooper Spring Nature Park.
Bombardment of the Post of Arkansas, from Harper’s Weekly, Feb. 7, 1863. Courtesy photo | Jeff Jackson collection

Bombardment of the Post of Arkansas, from Harper’s Weekly, Feb. 7, 1863. Courtesy photo | Jeff Jackson collection

Wilkes’ Brigade included number of Lampasans

EDITOR ’S NOTE : Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of history topics. The following presents his findings on Lampasas County connections to the Civil War.The 24th Texas Cavalry was known as Wilkes’ Brigade, 2nd Texas Lancers, 2nd Regiment Carter’s Brigade.

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