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Autumn Red chrysanthemum is shown with ornamental kale and grasses in the garden. MELINDA MYERS, LLC | COURTESY PHOTO

Autumn Red chrysanthemum is shown with ornamental kale and grasses in the garden. MELINDA MYERS, LLC | COURTESY PHOTO

Bring fall indoors with garden arrangements

Melinda Myers
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Snip and combine some seasonal blooms to create beautiful bouquets to enjoy in your home or share with family and friends.

ARRESTS

News Staff
Thursday, September 24, 2026
The following arrests were reported to the Lampasas Dispatch Record by area law enforcement officials.
ADAM BARRIOS | DISPATCH RECORD

ADAM BARRIOS | DISPATCH RECORD

Dancing under the lights on Western Avenue

News Staff
Monday, September 21, 2026
The setting was perfect for Saturday’s Western Night on Western event, with The Derailers from Austin providing the entertainment. The fundraiser benefits Lampasas County Museum.
METRO CREATIVE GRAPHICS PHOTO

METRO CREATIVE GRAPHICS PHOTO

Local party chairs weigh midterms as voter registration deadline nears

Erick Mitchell
Monday, September 21, 2026
Lampasas County’s Republican and Democratic Party chairs look at the same polls and see different outcomes for November.As the voter registration deadline approaches, recent polling shows razor-thin margins between Republicans and Democrats in statewide races, as well as in the U.S. Senate contest...
CHERI JAY-WIENECKE | DISPATCH RECORD Lometa medical teacher Valarie Nixon works with students on the Anatomage Table the district purchased with funds from a Texas Workforce Jobs and Education for Texans Grant. Pictured are, from left to right, Nixon, Tepekos Bowers, Amy Padron and Sophie Anguiano.

CHERI JAY-WIENECKE | DISPATCH RECORD Lometa medical teacher Valarie Nixon works with students on the Anatomage Table the district purchased with funds from a Texas Workforce Jobs and Education for Texans Grant. Pictured are, from left to right, Nixon, Tepekos Bowers, Amy Padron and Sophie Anguiano.

Lometa ISD awarded $196K grant to expand medical offerings

Cheri Jay-wienecke
Monday, September 21, 2026
If you listen closely while entering Lometa High School’s Career and Technical Education building, you will hear something very special.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Monday, September 21, 2026
LTX FALL FESTThe Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce will offer LTX Fall Fest on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Campbell Park Sculpture Garden in Lampasas.
MERTO CREATIVE GRAPHICS | COURTESY PHOTO

MERTO CREATIVE GRAPHICS | COURTESY PHOTO

The basics of vocational and trade schools

News Staff
Monday, September 21, 2026
The educational landscape is shifting, and those shifts are wideranging. One of the more notable shifts to occur in recent years involves an increase in student interest and enrollment in vocational and trade programs.
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