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Animal-themed Summer Reading Story Time held at library

Animal-themed Summer Reading Story Time held at library

Animal-themed Summer Reading Story Time held at library

A teen volunteer reads a story to children ages 3-6 during Animal Story Time on Monday at the Lampasas Public Library. The library had 58 participants for the 3-6 age group and 52 for the 7-10 age, with a total of 148 people involved.

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CHRIS MILES | DISPATCH RECORD

CHRIS MILES | DISPATCH RECORD

Little Night Music draws crowd downtown

Participants with their lawn chairs drew up near the courthouse bandstand June 3 to hear Zach Morris and his wife entertain for the kickoff evening of the Little Night Music series. On the schedule for the June 10 performance is the Lucas Brothers Band.

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.

Hamilton County car crash kills four

Four people, including a 1-year-old girl, were pronounced dead after a head-on collision last week in Hamilton County. On June 2 at about 2:45 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a crash between a pick-up truck and a truck-tractor semi-trailer on U.S.
An American Fireworks employee stocks pyrotechnics before holiday sales. FILE PHOTO

An American Fireworks employee stocks pyrotechnics before holiday sales. FILE PHOTO

Commissioners to vote Monday on possible fireworks ban

Through an order from the Texas Association of Counties, the Lampasas County Commissioners Court will discuss and possibly vote on prohibiting fireworks in the unincorporated parts of the county. The city of Lampasas already has a year-round fireworks ban.
MATTHEW WINES | COURTESY PHOTO

MATTHEW WINES | COURTESY PHOTO

Korean veteran visits war memorial

Longtime Lampasas resident James Welch stands in front of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. — one of several memorial sites he visited with an Honor Flight contingent from Central Texas. Welch is a veteran of the Korean War, having served in communications.