Zoé M. Bradley of Lampasas was named to the Tarleton State University dean’s list after earning a 3.75 GPA during the fall 2020 semester.

Marissa Beth Banks of Springfield, Missouri became the bride of Casey Glenn Hardin of Omaha, Nebraska in an Aug. 1, 2020 ceremony at South Haven Baptist Church in Springfield – the bride’s childhood church home.

The next American Red Cross Community Blood Drive is set for Feb. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the First Street Church of Christ fellowship hall, 201 W. First St. Photo ID or Red Cross donor card is required.

Three names were chosen at random from among those who submitted ballots in the Lampasas Dispatch Record’s annual Reader’s Choice contest that determines the county’s Best of the Best winners. Shown with their checks presented by Advertising Director Teresa Thornton are Raymond Hicks, left, who won $50, and Marcus Johnson, who took home $75. See related photo on page A3. MADELEINE MILLER

The Browning Community Garden Club will hold its January meeting on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the social hall of Clear Creek Baptist Church on FM 2657 in Kempner.

The Texas Department of Transportation is accepting applications for the 2021 Don’t Mess With Texas Scholarship Contest. The contest recognizes high school seniors who take an active role in litter prevention in their school or community, according to a news release.

Maria Gonzalez and her husband, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Cain, gave American flags last week to their sons’ classes at Hanna Springs Elementary School. Soldiers flew the flags from a Blackhawk helicopter over Kuwait on Oct.

The Lampasas Police Department is reminding residents and business owners to renew their burglar alarm permits with the city. Chief of Police Sammy Bailey said the department “appreciates citizens who secure their properties and use burglaralarm systems,” but she asked that residence and business owners renew their burglar-alarm permits as required and take measures to prevent false alarms.

Recently re-elected Texas Farm Bureau District 8 State Director Mickey Edwards presents a check to Jan Herron of the Lampasas Mission Board. Lampasas County Farm Bureau and Texas Farm Bureau each contributed $500 as part of a “Feeding the Need” program. COURTESY PHOTO

Sterling Wright describes anthropology as the “study of human variation,” and the Lampasas native and doctoral candidate said his field can help improve human health, public policy and agricultural practices.