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Little Night Music graces Lampasas

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The downtown courthouse square was packed last Friday night, as the Little Night Music series presented its second concert evening for the month of June. The event was sponsored by the Courtyard Square Association, which has put on events such as Little Night Music “for the last 30 to 40 years,” association representative Todd Briggs said.

correction

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A story in the June 9 Dispatch Record that reported on the Lometa City Council’s meeting this month (“Lometa council takes no action on complaints about noise ordinance, request to subdivide property”) contained incorrect information.

LCLA to move forward with ag barn project

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After deep discussions among its members, the Lampasas County Livestock Association is getting ready to break ground on its new ag barn project. The building will serve as a space for students with limited resources to house their livestock animals.

Funding available for septic system repairs

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The Lampasas River Watershed Partnership is coordinating a septic system repair and replacement program for residents in the Lampasas River watershed to help improve and protect water quality. Residents of the watershed may be eligible for up to $8,000 to repair or replace failing systems.

Salvato to step down from LISD

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After 22 years with the Lampasas Independent School District, Julie Salvato is saying goodbye. The longtime librarian and current LISD Career and Technical Education director will leave her role at the end of the month.

reunions

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nix school Nix School Community Center will host a school reunion Saturday at noon. Please bring a covered dish to share.

Business holds a ribbon-cutting

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LJD Sales & Rentals recently celebrated a ribbon-cutting at its location at 1573 Barnes St., off U.S. Highway 183 South in Lampasas. Owners Lori and Jeff DePalma are holding the scissors, surrounded by employees, family members and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Melissa Unger.

Celebrating with classmates

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The Lampasas High School Class of 1956 recently gathered to celebrate its 67-year reunion. Pictured are, front row from left, Paulene Ballard Nelson, Ann Moore Johnson, Hannah Brown Kendrick, Nelda Munday Butts and Cecil Brooks; middle row, Duwain Snell, Ray Buchanan, Wayne Biddy, Ina Walker True, Nelda Tucker French, Charlene Wade Evans, Martha Green, Charles Darnell and Clara Ferguson Faught; back row, James Spivey, Novenia Daughtery Fallon, Rachel Parker Evans, Gayland Daugherty, Billy Jackson, Roland Lang, Franklin Seale and Robert Edwards.