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Lometa dinner theater set for May 4

Mason Hines
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Lometa One-Act Play recently ended its 2024 season with a berth in the area contest, which took place in Stephenville April 13. While the final outcome wasn’t what Lometa had hoped, the group still had success during the season.

Cemetery associations

News Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024
naruna Cemetery association The Naruna Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on May 5 at 2 p.m. in the Naruna Baptist Church fellowship hall.Association members and ancestral family descendants of persons buried in the cemetery are encouraged to attend.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Disc golf course gets new signs

News Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Volunteers with Wings of Eagles Outreach and Lampasas County Young Life have been at work updating and refurbishing signs at the local disc golf course. The course sits behind New Covenant Church in Lampasas and is available for public use during daylight hours.
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Candidates vie for two Lometa ISD at-large positions

News Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Cristopher BristerQ: What is your background/ experience? How does that experience prepare you to serve on the Lometa ISD school board?Brister: I am currently a member of the Lometa ISD Board of Trustees. I have been on the board since 2017 and currently serve as president.
Welders work to complete repairs on the 24-inch main line after a leak developed between State Highway 195 and the Ivy Mountain distribution tank that stores water for Kempner Water Supply customers. COURTESY PHOTO

Welders work to complete repairs on the 24-inch main line after a leak developed between State Highway 195 and the Ivy Mountain distribution tank that stores water for Kempner Water Supply customers. COURTESY PHOTO

KWSC 24-inch main water line leak repaired

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Outside contractors from Fort Worth hired by the Kempner Water Supply Corp. completed repairs to a 24inch main line leak at 4 a.m. Thursday.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 277 volunteers pose for a photo alongside County Judge Randy Hoyer after the court adopted a proclamation recognizing May 24 as National Poppy Day. Lampasas County residents are encouraged to wear a memorial poppy to honor America’s fallen heroes. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH DISPATCH

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 277 volunteers pose for a photo alongside County Judge Randy Hoyer after the court adopted a proclamation recognizing May 24 as National Poppy Day. Lampasas County residents are encouraged to wear a memorial poppy to honor America’s fallen heroes. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH DISPATCH

Commissioners receive delinquent tax report

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The Lampasas County Commissioners Court has received a positive report concerning delinquent property tax collections.

CATTLE AUCTION

News Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The report from the April 24 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows.Cattle and calves: Total cattle 338, compared to 345 last sale and 338 at this time last year. Compared to last sale, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle accounted for 69%.
The new hike and bike trail that winds through wooded areas at the 580 Sports Complex is featured among the parks stories in the Guide to Lampasas. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH DISPATCH

The new hike and bike trail that winds through wooded areas at the 580 Sports Complex is featured among the parks stories in the Guide to Lampasas. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH DISPATCH

New edition of magazine makes its debut today

News Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The 2024-2025 Guide to Lampasas magazine is included inside today’s edition of the Lampasas Dispatch Record. This 80page premium product is the culmination of a months-long project and is one of the most popular publications of the newspaper.

Early voting continues

News Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Early voting for Lampasas and Lometa school board trustees plus Lometa City Council members continues on weekdays through Tuesday. The Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees has one contested race, and the Lometa ISD board has two positions up for election.
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