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The Vision Lampasas mural at the corner of Key Avenue and East Fourth Street serves as a reminder that the city will be at the forefront of solar eclipse activity on April 8. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

The Vision Lampasas mural at the corner of Key Avenue and East Fourth Street serves as a reminder that the city will be at the forefront of solar eclipse activity on April 8. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Area residents prepare to welcome eclipse visitors

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, January 25, 2024
With just 72 days left until the 2024 solar eclipse in April, many Lampasas County residents are looking to host visitors for what could be the county’s event of the century. With Lampasas ranked by Astronomy Magazine as the No.
Michelle Wittenburg provides county officials with her career summary during Monday’s Lampasas County Commissioners Court meeting. The court approved a contract agreement with Wittenburg to provide lobbying services for the county. EERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Michelle Wittenburg provides county officials with her career summary during Monday’s Lampasas County Commissioners Court meeting. The court approved a contract agreement with Wittenburg to provide lobbying services for the county. EERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Commissioners Court selects new lobbyist for county

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, January 25, 2024
The Lampasas County Commissioners Court approved a contract agreement during Monday’s regular meeting to obtain the legislative services of Michelle Wittenburg.

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Griefshare Support Group
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Those grieving after the death of a loved one are invited to participate in GriefShare, a weekly support group. GriefShare will meet for 13 weeks, from Jan. 23 to April 23 from 5:307:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 402 S. Key Ave., in the fellowship hall’s Heritage Hall classroom.

SHEEP & GOAT AUCTION REPORT

News Staff
Monday, January 22, 2024
The Jan. 18 market report from Mills County Commission Co. follows. Total receipts: 2,328. Previous week: 3,992. Trends: Light kids $25 higher. Slaughter kids $20$30 higher; slaughter nannies sharply higher; replacement nannies $20 higher.
Joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record This young couple, Dylan and J’Lee Perryman, string a new barbed-wire fence. Ranching as a business is a full-time job that often requires every member of the family pitch in to help.

Joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record This young couple, Dylan and J’Lee Perryman, string a new barbed-wire fence. Ranching as a business is a full-time job that often requires every member of the family pitch in to help.

The basics of Lampasas County agriculture: getting started

Joycesarah Mccabe
Monday, January 22, 2024
As more people move into Lampasas County and buy small acreages, the more the question is asked of those in the know about how to start a farm or a ranch.

LCSO investigates another shooting death

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, January 22, 2024
Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 57-year-old man after his stepson reportedly shot him in a domestic dispute. LCSO deputies responded to the 2100 block of County Road 3790 to a report of a shooting on Thursday afternoon at 1:34 p.m.
Lampasas Middle School students work on running diagnostics with a lawnmower Friday morning during their small-engines class. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas Middle School students work on running diagnostics with a lawnmower Friday morning during their small-engines class. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Small-engine course thrives in first year at LMS

Erick Mitchell
Monday, January 22, 2024
Lampasas Middle School students are exploring the automotive world for the first time this school year. Twenty-four eighth-grade students across two class periods are learning the basics of small engines.
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