OFFICE CLOSURE
The Lampasas Dispatch Record office will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Upcoming editions of the newspaper are set to be mailed to subscribers as usually scheduled.
HOLIDAY POINSETTIAS
The Lampasas Lions Club is holding its annual poinsettia fundraiser. Poinsettias in red, white and pink -- while supplies last -- are available for $15 each.
Delivery is available for orders of 10 or more plants. Pickup is Dec. 2 after 3 p.m. at 310 E. Fourth St.
Proceeds help provide vision exams and glasses for children and adults throughout Lampasas County.
For poinsettia orders or additional information, email lampasaslionsclub@gmail.com.
COVID-19 UPDATE
Lampasas Mayor Misti Talbert’s COVID-19 updates last week reported significant spread of the coronavirus in Lampasas County in recent days.
As of Friday, the county had 75 active cases -- the most to date in the county, according to Talbert -- and 472 recoveries.
Two people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 as of Friday, and the county has had 12 fatalities classified as COVID-19 deaths.
The county had 8,313 COVID-19 tests administered through Wednesday.