The historic Lampasas Colored School at 514 College St. will be the site for a Lampasas Juneteenth Celebration on June 19 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Juneteenth is the date for recognition of the emancipation of slaves in Texas and the United States.Freedom was announced in Texas on June 19, 1865, when Major Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and brought the news that slaves we...
