district court
News Staff
Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
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arrests
News Staff
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.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
SHEEP, GOAT AUCTION
News Staff
The June 15 market report from Mills County Commission Co. follows.
Total receipts: 5,492. Previous week: 3,888.
Trends: Light kids $10 lower. Slaughter kids $5-$10 lower; slaughter nannies steady; replacement nannies steady.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Chick-fil-A’s mobile service assists a customer during its first day of operations in Lampasas. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
Chick-fil-A looking to serve Lampasas
Erick Mitchell
For the foreseeable future, Lampasas residents will have easy access to Chickfil- A’s chicken sandwiches.
Monday was the first day the fast-food restaurant’s Copperas Cove franchise set up shop just outside Home Place Floors on the downtown square.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Courtney Duncan, at left, will serve as vice president of the Lometa school board; Cristopher Brister, center, is the new board president; and Megan Lusty will be the secretary on the trustees’ officer team for the coming year. COURTESY PHOTO
Lometa ISD led by all-female officers
Mason Hines
Lometa ISD’s Board of Trustees has made history this summer, by selecting its first all-female officer team.
Cristopher Brister was nominated by former president John Hines at the May meeting and sworn in.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Lonestar officials mum on unaccounted payments
Alexandria Randolph
With Lonestar Social Services’ child placement contract terminated and foster families and case managers left in the lurch, many have asked, “Where did the money go?
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Almost half the cities in the surrounding counties saw their sales tax rebates drop this month when compared to June 2022 receipts.
Sales tax rebates trend downward in June
Gail Lowe
Local sales tax allocations for June have slowed, compared to the earlier months of 2023. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that payments to the cities, counties and special purpose districts that levy a local sales tax averaged just 2% more than in June 2022.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
BRIEFLY
News Staff
BRIGGS STREET CLOSED
The city of Lampasas has announced that Briggs Street will be closed from Fourth Street to Bridge through Tuesday for repairs.
LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
The Little Night Music series at the courthouse bandstand will continue each Friday night in June from 8-10 p.m.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Electricity, water service restored
Alexandria Randolph
Although electricity has been restored to Kempner Water Supply Corp. facilities and water service to its customers, officials ask that the public continue water conservation measures while reserves are replenished.
In a message issued at 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
KWSC water supply suspended due to power outages
Alexandria Randolph
Kempner Water Supply Corp. has warned members that they may be without water for an undetermined amount of time due to power outages at multiple water plant facilities.
In a message issued to customers at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
