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COURTESY PHOTO Receiving recognition from Area Coordinator Kirk Bailey of the Mid-TX Area for her 10 years of service as a drop-off leader at Church of the Hills Annex in Lometa is Margaret Williams, at left. She is accompanied by her daughter, Brenda Faubion. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse that collects packed shoebox gifts for delivery to needy children around the world.

COURTESY PHOTO Receiving recognition from Area Coordinator Kirk Bailey of the Mid-TX Area for her 10 years of service as a drop-off leader at Church of the Hills Annex in Lometa is Margaret Williams, at left. She is accompanied by her daughter, Brenda Faubion. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse that collects packed shoebox gifts for delivery to needy children around the world.

Lometa woman has invested in Operation Christmas Child for past decade

News Staff
Monday, November 10, 2025
Margaret Williams of Lometa heard about a project that ships gifts internationally to children and shares the hope of Jesus Christ.

‘Healthy Streams’ set for Nov. 20, water testing available

News Staff
Monday, November 10, 2025
Lampasas River Watershed Partnership and Lampasas County AgriLife Extension will host “Lone Star Healthy Streams and Friends” workshop on Nov. 20 at Grace Fellowship Church in Lampasas.Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the program to run from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
RANDOM DISTRACTIONS BY MARK MONTGOMERY

RANDOM DISTRACTIONS BY MARK MONTGOMERY

Do these pants make my ego look big?

Mark Montgomery
Thursday, November 6, 2025
“ Of A Household Fray Friendly Ended.A man and wife strove earst who should be masters and having chang’d between them household speeches The man in wrath brought forth a paire of wasters, & swore those 2 should prove who ware the breeches.
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Tour of Homes set for Dec. 7

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
This residence belonging to William and Carriline Bergquist at 511 South Western Aveneue will be one of five homes on this year’s Tour of Homes on Dec. 7. Tickets are $15 and available at the Lampasas County Museum.
METRO CREATIVE GRAPHICS PHOTO Several Veterans Day events will be offered throughout Lampasas County.

METRO CREATIVE GRAPHICS PHOTO Several Veterans Day events will be offered throughout Lampasas County.

Veterans Day events to be held next week in Lampasas, Kempner, Lometa

Lampasas Isd
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Here is a look at how local school districts and organizations are recognizing Veterans Day in Lampasas County.Lampasas Middle School will hold a Veterans Day breakfast on Monday, with doors opening at 8 a.m. and breakfast served at 8: 30 a.m.

NEWSMAKERS

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
FORMER STATE HISTORIAN DIES Funeral services for former state historian Bill O’Neal, 83, will be Nov. 7, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Central Baptist Church in Carthage, Texas. Interment will follow at 4 p.m. at Pattison Cemetery in Emhouse.O’Neal, a former Lampasas teacher and coach, died Nov.
Lampasas High School welding students, from left, Devon Lively, Ebbin Cloud, Casen Keys, Nathan Lee Clarkston and Levi Decker have earned a place at state this spring for their regional successes. Erick Mitchell | Dispatch Record

Lampasas High School welding students, from left, Devon Lively, Ebbin Cloud, Casen Keys, Nathan Lee Clarkston and Levi Decker have earned a place at state this spring for their regional successes. Erick Mitchell | Dispatch Record

5 LHS welding students clinch place to state competition

Erick Mitchell
Monday, November 3, 2025
Five Lampasas High School welding students have punched their tickets for state competitions next spring.The quartet of Casen Keys, Ebbin Cloud, Nathan Lee Clarkston and Levi Decker finished fourth in the build-off competition at the Texas High School Welding Series regional meet in Marshall on Oct.
Hundreds of visitors gathered for Vision Lampasas’ annual Squared Silly event, which was moved to Sunday due to bad weather last Saturday afternoon. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Hundreds of visitors gathered for Vision Lampasas’ annual Squared Silly event, which was moved to Sunday due to bad weather last Saturday afternoon. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Squared Silly Costume Contest winners announced

News Staff
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Winners of the 2025 Squared Silly Costume Contest, as supplied by Vision Lampasas, are listed below.
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