EDITOR ’S NO TE: The Dispatch Record has been asked to revive the “Miss Cora of the Courthouse” column, so readers can learn more about the history of our county courthouse. Readers may send inquiries to Miss Cora at the address listed below in her column.

kempner cemetery association The Kempner Cemetery Association’s annual meeting will be held Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. at the Kempner Brick Oven, 12093 U.S. Highway 190 in Kempner (use entrance on Depot Avenue).

The Lampasas County Historical Commission will dedicate its newest historical marker at 1 p.m. Oct.

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The annual Lampasas County Farm Bureau Convention was held recently with more than 180 members in attendance. Ribeye steaks were prepared by Jeff Rutland and a Farm Bureau crew of cooks.

Lometa Volunteer Fire Department held its annual poster-making contest in honor of National Fire Prevention Week. Lometa ISD student winners have been announced.

Here is a list of upcoming Trick-or-Treat and fall festival events in and near Lampasas. Saturday, Oct.

Oak Hill Cemetery Association The Oak Hill Cemetery Association will meet Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. in the mezzanine of the Calvert Municipal Building for the annual membership and regular directors’ meetings.

Paul Stewart and Jennifer Stewart won first place in the Storm’s Showdown cornhole tournament on Oct. 7.

Taylor Creek Elementary School staff, students and parents raised $3,441 through the sale of “In this Family No One Fights Alone” T-shirts. The donations will go to campus teachers Denise Mays and Tammy Sheard to help in their battles against cancer. Pictured are, from left, TCE staff Michele Stivers, Sheard, Mays and Stephanie Rutland. Stivers and Rutland were instrumental in coordinating the fundraiser, said Principal Shona Moore.