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Common household items like paint thinner or drain cleaner can be hazardous if used inappropriately. Training offered Tuesday in Lampasas is designed to help retailers identify potentially suspicious purchases. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD

Common household items like paint thinner or drain cleaner can be hazardous if used inappropriately. Training offered Tuesday in Lampasas is designed to help retailers identify potentially suspicious purchases. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD

Bomb-making awareness course guides trainees

Mason Hines
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Lampasas County is undergoing rapid growth, and with that comes an increasing need to protect its citizens.

DISTRICT COURT

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Lampasas County 27 th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings.

ARRESTS

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
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.
The Lampasas City Council voted to develop a master plan for growth of facilities at the Lampasas Municipal Airport. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD

The Lampasas City Council voted to develop a master plan for growth of facilities at the Lampasas Municipal Airport. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD

Officials talk airport master plan

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Lampasas City Council voted unanimously to move forward with a master plan for the Lampasas Municipal Airport.
Local resident advances to national rodeo competition

Local resident advances to national rodeo competition

Local resident advances to national rodeo competition

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Victoria Procter rounds a barrel on her mare Bunny. She will be competing at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming next month. For more details, see the story on page A5. COURTESY PHOTO
Newly appointed Lampasas Police Chief Jody Cummings will soon move into his new office in the Lampasas Police Department. He represents the third generation of law enforcement officers in the Cummings family. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD

Newly appointed Lampasas Police Chief Jody Cummings will soon move into his new office in the Lampasas Police Department. He represents the third generation of law enforcement officers in the Cummings family. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas appoints new police chief

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Interim Police Chief and third-generation law enforcement officer Jody Cummings officially was named Lampasas police chief Monday night during a meeting of the Lampasas City Council. “Daddy tried,” Cummings joked.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY The city of Kempner will host its annual Memorial Day ceremony starting at 10 a.m. Monday at Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park. The 62nd Engineer Battalion will provide a color guard and a 21-gun salute.
Steve “Doc” Forsythe and Dawson Raub, left to right, will return to Alaska on May 30 for a FFA Chapter Development Camp. COURTESY PHOTO

Steve “Doc” Forsythe and Dawson Raub, left to right, will return to Alaska on May 30 for a FFA Chapter Development Camp. COURTESY PHOTO

Local ag advocates serve Alaskan students

Alexandria Randolph
Monday, May 23, 2022
A former Lampasas FFA student and a longtime FFA instructor will venture to Alaska next week to assist fellow ag instructors in the 2022 Silent Springs Alaska FFA Chapter Development Camp. The camp will take place from May 30 to June 3 at Camp Li-Wa just outside of Fairbanks.

SHEEP, GOAT AUCTION

News Staff
Monday, May 23, 2022
The May 19 market report from Mills County Commission Co. follows. Total receipts: 3,547. Previous week: 4,329. Trends: Light kids sharply lower. Slaughter kids $15 lower; slaughter nannies $10 lower; replacement nannies $5-$10 lower. Wool lambs, Dorper lambs and Barbado lambs all sharply lower.
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