Holiday drunk driving prevention campaign is on

The Texas Department of Transportation is launching its “Drive Sober. No Regrets” holiday drunk driving prevention campaign. According to TxDOT, a total of 1,246 people were killed last year in Texas by drunk drivers.

BRIEFLY

A boil water notice issued last Tuesday for a portion of the city was rescinded Thursday morning. At 6:10 p.m. Dec.

Boil water notice rescinded

A boil water notice issued on Tuesday night was rescinded on Thursday morning. At 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, the city of Lampasas issued a boil water notice for residents west of Key Avenue due to a break discovered in a mainline near the intersection of West Fourth Street and Willis Street. At 8:18 p.m.

Bridge players take home prizes

Five tables of players competed recently for prizes at the Community Bridge gathering. Mary Lou Laird had the highest score, Christine Vann was second, and Michelle Brown took third. Tom Casbeer and Jim Hutchinson had the highest single round, and Martha Casbeer took low for the day.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Lometa students share Christmas wishes and traditions

What do you want Santa to bring you for Christmas? “I want a bike.” Mackenzie Cox “I want a drone for Christmas.” -- Lucas Kemp “PS5, Roblox 10,000.” Jacon Nicols “I want a bike and a water bottle and a phone.” Xiomara Witherspoon “Pinball machine and a medium basketball hoop.

Aten College building had many tales to tell

EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of history topics. The following offers his research on the building that housed Aten College before the turn of the 20th century.

Liberty Hill man arrested after pursuit into city

A Liberty Hill man was arrested on multiple felony charges after authorities said he led officers on a road chase in a moving truck. On Dec.

Boil water notice issued for those households west of Key Avenue

The city of Lampasas has issued a boil water notice for residents west of Key Avenue due to a break discovered in a mainline. City officials issued the notice at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday after a break was located in a mainline near the intersection of West Fourth Street and Willis Street.

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.