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BRIEFLY

News Staff
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
BURN BAN LIFTED County Judge Randy Hoyer has temporarily suspended the order restricting outdoor burning. The burn ban has been lifted until Nov. 28 at 6 p.m.
Public input offered this summer has been used by the Texas Department of Transportation to develop four possible routes around the city to relieve traffic through the middle of Lampasas. The routes are color-coded and can be viewed on the TxDOT website. The outermost circle in this map, represented by the broken black-white line, outlines the study area considered for a new traffic route. TXDOT STUDY MAP

Public input offered this summer has been used by the Texas Department of Transportation to develop four possible routes around the city to relieve traffic through the middle of Lampasas. The routes are color-coded and can be viewed on the TxDOT website. The outermost circle in this map, represented by the broken black-white line, outlines the study area considered for a new traffic route. TXDOT STUDY MAP

TxDOT offers second meeting on relief route

Hunter King
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Last week, representatives of the Texas Department of Transportation were in Lampasas for a second public hearing on the potential relief route around the town that would connect U.S. Highways 190, 281 and 183.
Dry land coastal is being stored to be fed this winter. joycesarh mccabe | dispatch record

Dry land coastal is being stored to be fed this winter. joycesarh mccabe | dispatch record

Hay forecast bleak, but optimism remains strong

Joycesarah Mccabe
Monday, November 21, 2022
According to the last census of agriculture taken by the United States Department of Agriculture, Lampasas County ranks 148th out of 251 counties in hay production and 135th of the 254 Texas counties in beef production.

Wild Pig Management Workshop set for Dec. 7 in Lampasas

News Staff
Monday, November 21, 2022
Area ranchers and landowners know wild pigs are a threat to waterways and ecosystems. Feral hog numbers increase across the state every day, and these animals cause annual damages estimated at $500 million. A free workshop on effective wild hog management and trapping practices will be held Dec.

Tyson Meats recalls beef sold at H-E-B

News Staff
Monday, November 21, 2022
A Texas-based meat company recalled approximately 93,697 pounds of raw ground beef that may be contaminated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday. Some of these products are sold at H-E-B, Mi Tienda and Central Market grocery stores, according to KENS 5 San Antonio.
Michael Carr

Michael Carr

Carr jury trial set for December

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, November 21, 2022
A jury trial has been scheduled for a man accused in the 2019 sexual assault of a child. Michael Patrick Carr, 61, will appear in Lampasas County 27th District Court for a jury announcement on Dec. 2, with a trial scheduled for the week of Dec. 12-16.

CATTLE AUCTION

News Staff
Monday, November 21, 2022
The report from the Nov. 16 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows. Cattle and calves: Total cattle 723, compared to 262 last sale and 912 at this time last year. Compared to last sale, stockers were $10-415 higher; feeder steers and heifers $3-$5 higher.

One dead, two hospitalized in Saturday collision near Adamsville

News Staff
Monday, November 21, 2022
One woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash south of Adamsville on Saturday that authorities have attributed to high speed on wet roadways. At 3:46 p.m., Texas DPS troopers responded to U.S. Highway 281 in Lampasas County 2.1 miles south of Adamsville for a report of a two-vehicle collision.
Lampasas Municipal Judge Robert Gradel administers the oath of office to incoming police officers Jacob Loeve and Jeff Phillips. COURTESY PHOTO

Lampasas Municipal Judge Robert Gradel administers the oath of office to incoming police officers Jacob Loeve and Jeff Phillips. COURTESY PHOTO

LPD welcomes two officers; still hiring

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, November 21, 2022
The Lampasas Police Department welcomed two new officers to the city last week and continues the search for additional officers. Chief of Police Jody Cummings said the department recently hired two veteran officers, Jacob Loeve and Jeff Phillips.
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