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BRIEFLY

News Staff
Monday, November 17, 2025
2025 TAX BILLSThe Lampasas Central Appraisal District has completed the 2025 tax levy. Tax bills were mailed to property owners Nov. 12. Tax statements also are available online.Taxpayers are encouraged to use the website https:// lampasascad.com to pay taxes online with credit or debit cards.
COURTESY PHOTO Kristy Morua was named the Support Staff of the Month at Lampasas High School. Assistant Principal Ryan Race, at left, said Morua is willing to step in and always has a smile on her face. “She is the ultimate team player,” he said. Also pictured is Clay Phillips of Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, who helped recognized Morua. Not pictured: Substitute of the Month Ann Bechtel.

COURTESY PHOTO Kristy Morua was named the Support Staff of the Month at Lampasas High School. Assistant Principal Ryan Race, at left, said Morua is willing to step in and always has a smile on her face. “She is the ultimate team player,” he said. Also pictured is Clay Phillips of Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, who helped recognized Morua. Not pictured: Substitute of the Month Ann Bechtel.

LHS recognizes faculty of the month for October

News Staff
Monday, November 17, 2025
Containers filled with greenery, colorful stems, cones, berries and more can brighten the landscape all winter long. COURTESY PHOTO | WWW.MELINDAMYERS.COM

Containers filled with greenery, colorful stems, cones, berries and more can brighten the landscape all winter long. COURTESY PHOTO | WWW.MELINDAMYERS.COM

Try these steps to create your own winter containers

Melinda Myers
Monday, November 17, 2025
Add a bit of seasonal beauty to your front steps, window boxes and other outdoor spaces with winter containers. Fill them with greenery, berries, cones, baubles and more. You’ll find many of these items in your own backyard and at your favorite garden retailer.

Filing underway through Dec. 8

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, November 13, 2025
The filing period for candidates seeking a spot on the March 2026 primary election ballots opened Nov. 8. Republican and Democratic party chairs are accepting candidate applications ahead of the December deadline.

County OKs Adamsville VFD water tender

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, November 13, 2025
The Adamsville Volunteer Fire Department will have a new water tender by the end of 2025.In Monday’s Lampasas Commissioners Court meeting, court members agreed to pay $253,000 for the tender contingent on reimbursement from the Texas Forest Service.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, November 13, 2025
JURY DUTY CANCELEDLampasas District Clerk Edith Wagner Harrison has announced that jury duty scheduled for Nov. 17 has been canceled.SEN. FLORES TO VISITTexas First Conservative Alliance will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Lampasas County Office Building conference room, 409 S. Pecan St.
Members of the 62nd Engineer Brigade post the colors at Tuesday’s Veterans Day program, hosted at the Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park in Kempner. For more photos from various events recognizing veterans of the U.S. armed forces, see page 3. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Members of the 62nd Engineer Brigade post the colors at Tuesday’s Veterans Day program, hosted at the Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park in Kempner. For more photos from various events recognizing veterans of the U.S. armed forces, see page 3. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

‘A powerful reminder’

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Some 70 to 80 people turned out Tuesday morning for Lampasas’ annual Veterans Day ceremony at the county courthouse.In keeping with custom, the celebration took place at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Those key dates and time marked the anniversary of the Nov.
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