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Assistant Superintendent Dana Holcomb, center, is surrounded by family members who were on hand at the Lampasas ISD end-of-year event to celebrate his service to the school district and his upcoming retirement. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Assistant Superintendent Dana Holcomb, center, is surrounded by family members who were on hand at the Lampasas ISD end-of-year event to celebrate his service to the school district and his upcoming retirement. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

After 32 years, Holcomb says goodbye

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, May 21, 2026
From the classroom to the football field, and all the way to the administration office, Dana Holcomb has poured his heart and soul into Lampasas ISD for 32 years.
COURTESY PHOTO

COURTESY PHOTO

Congratulations, Lometa Class of 2026!

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Commencement exercises will take place tonight for the Lometa High School graduating class. Pictured are, front row from left, Selie Hodge, Madalyn Griffith, Teagan Brooks, Makynzie Andrade, Sara Hobson, Madison Henry, Katherin Hernandez-Pineda, Kari Greiner and Jewel Groves.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
PURPLE HEART PROGRAMDue to recent water damage at the Lampasas County Museum, the May 23 program to honor Purple Heart recipients has been moved to First Texas Bank. The short program and roundtable discussion will start at 2 p.m.
Lampasas youth show up in numbers for the opportunity to catch some fish in the park. FILE PHOTO

Lampasas youth show up in numbers for the opportunity to catch some fish in the park. FILE PHOTO

Fishing and swimming events scheduled by Parks and Recreation

Hunter King
Monday, May 18, 2026
Starting early next month, the city of Lampasas Parks and Recreation Department has some events scheduled to get youth and members of the community enjoying the outdoors as summer gets going.First, the city will host a Kid Fish Day that actually will take place over two days at W.M. Brook Park.
After the canvassing of vote results from the May 2 election, trustees Anthony Resa, Tabithe Whitehead and Courtney Duncan were sworn in by Ronda Bridges at the Lometa school board meeting last week. COURTESY PHOTO

After the canvassing of vote results from the May 2 election, trustees Anthony Resa, Tabithe Whitehead and Courtney Duncan were sworn in by Ronda Bridges at the Lometa school board meeting last week. COURTESY PHOTO

Lometa school board trustees sworn in

Mason Hines
Monday, May 18, 2026
Lometa ISD’s Board of Trustees met last week to handle mostly procedural items as the district approaches the end of another school year.A highlight of the meeting was the swearing-in of board members who were elected May 2, though no changes were made to officer positions on the board.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Honoring the LHS Class of 2026

News Staff
Monday, May 18, 2026
Commencement exercises took place Friday night at Badger Stadium, where graduates in the Lampasas High School Class of 2026 walked the stage and received their diplomas to the applause of a packed audience of onlookers. For more photos from graduation, see page 3 inside.
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Another election on the horizon?

News Staff
Monday, May 18, 2026
Early voting in the Republican Party Primary and Democratic Party Primary runoff elections runs May 18-22 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lampasas County Elections Office, 407 S. Pecan St.Election day is May 26.
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