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A house on County Road 3640 was completely destroyed by fire Tuesday. The 84-year-old resident was hospitalized with severe burns she sustained while trying to extinguish the blaze. COURTESY PHOTO

A house on County Road 3640 was completely destroyed by fire Tuesday. The 84-year-old resident was hospitalized with severe burns she sustained while trying to extinguish the blaze. COURTESY PHOTO

Woman injured in house fire

Monique Brand
Thursday, March 17, 2022
An 84-year-old woman was sent to the hospital with severe burns after her house caught on fire Tuesday. The Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 11:04 a.m. about a structure fire in the 4800 block of County Road 3640, on the border of Lampasas and Coryell counties.
Multiple agencies, including the Lampasas Fire Department, worked through the night Monday to put out a wildfire in Mills County. Other fires have been reported in South and West Texas over the last two weeks. COURTESY PHOTO | TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE

Multiple agencies, including the Lampasas Fire Department, worked through the night Monday to put out a wildfire in Mills County. Other fires have been reported in South and West Texas over the last two weeks. COURTESY PHOTO | TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE

Multiple agencies respond to 6,000-acre fire in Mills County

Monique Brand
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Lampasas Fire Department joined nine other fire departments and crews with the Texas A&M Forest Service to battle what one news report called “a stubborn, wind-driven brush fire” in rural Mills County.

DISTRICT COURT

News Staff
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Lampasas County 27 th District Court convened March 11 with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings. Defendant Brandon Lee Young of Lometa pleaded guilty to a charge of assault on a family/household member with a previous conviction and was found guilty.

ARRESTS

News Staff
Thursday, March 17, 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.
A packed courtroom audience listens to representatives from GreenGo outline its proposal Monday morning. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD

A packed courtroom audience listens to representatives from GreenGo outline its proposal Monday morning. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD

Commissioners Court rejects solar farm tax abatement

Monique Brand
Thursday, March 17, 2022
A proposal to grant tax abatement on a solar farm project in the county came to an end Monday when the Lampasas County Commissioners Court declined to create a reinvestment zone, a necessary step before an abatement agreement could be approved.

Woman dies in car crash

Monique Brand
Thursday, March 17, 2022
An elderly woman died after her car went airborne and landed in a creek. On Sunday at approximately 11 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a one-vehicle crash four miles north of Lampasas on U.S. Highway 281. According to DPS Sgt.
CONNIE HAZEN | COURTESY PHOTO

CONNIE HAZEN | COURTESY PHOTO

Beautiful sunset greets warm spring evening

News Staff
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Dispatch Record reader Connie Hazen caputred this sunset view over Lampasas County. This weekend is predicted to have high temperatures in the mid-70s and overnight lows in the mid-50s.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, March 17, 2022
BRUSH CHIPPING CONTINUES The city-sponsored brush chipping collections continue in Lampasas. Today is the last day for the southwest section of the city. Next week, brush chipping will be done in the southeast section of the city, the area east of Key Avenue and south of First Street.
Law office holds open house, ribbon cutting

Law office holds open house, ribbon cutting

Law office holds open house, ribbon cutting

News Staff
Monday, March 14, 2022
The Stermer Law Office, at 509 S. Live Oak, held a ribbon-cutting event and open house recently the scissors, with her sons and husband, Chuck, standing to the right. They are surrounded by to celebrate its opening and newly remodeled office in Lampasas.
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