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DISTRICT COURT

Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings.

ARRESTS

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.
Creating Badger Builders members show the LISD Board of Trustees and other district officials the new smoker trailer the group donated to the high school’s culinary department earlier this year. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Creating Badger Builders members show the LISD Board of Trustees and other district officials the new smoker trailer the group donated to the high school’s culinary department earlier this year. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Builders group makes presentation to LISD board

Members of the Creating Badger Builders mentoring group attended the Lampasas Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting Monday to show off the new smoker trailer donated to the Lampasas High School culinary department.
Mark Myers

Mark Myers

Mark Myers enters guilty plea

EDITOR’S NOTE: Some names in this story have been changed to protect the victims.Former Lampasas High School basketball coach Mark Allen Myers pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor charges in connection with reports made in January 2023 of “concerning communications” between himself and students.
A survivor of the flood, this cow spent the night in the water but was saved after it found a high spot on the bank on which to stand. The cow was pulled from the Lampasas River the next morning when it was safe to reach her. JODI STURGEON | COURTESY PHOTO

A survivor of the flood, this cow spent the night in the water but was saved after it found a high spot on the bank on which to stand. The cow was pulled from the Lampasas River the next morning when it was safe to reach her. JODI STURGEON | COURTESY PHOTO

Ag losses mount after heavy weekend rains

Recent flooding in Lampasas County has left behind not only a trail of destruction but also has shaken the community’s agricultural backbone.

BRIEFLY

The Community Bridge group will gather Monday for its next play date. Lunch will be provided, so bridge will begin at 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall at First Presbyterian Church. All bridge players are welcome.Reservations are requested before Saturday with Margaret Oberender at rmober1@yahoo.
JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD

JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD

Prom royalty announced

Named royalty for last weekend’s high school celebration are 2024 Prom Queen Liliana Miller and Prom King Trent Seneca.