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Community Calendar

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Has anyone seen a UFO lately?

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Local resident Steve Poole photographed the sun about mid-morning Saturday, using a solar filter over the camera lens. The resulting photo certainly produced an interesting-looking image..

Wood sentenced to 10 years in burglary, shooting case

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A Killeen man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail time after a burglary and shooting incident in Kempner in January. On March 22, Trenton Trimele Lee Wood entered a plea of guilty to a charge of deadly conduct–discharging a firearm at a habitation, a third-degree felony, by plea agreement in the 27th District Court of Lampasas County.

Cantu trial reset; change of venue sought

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Trial dates and a hearing for a change of venue request have been rescheduled in the Melissa Cantu felony wiretapping case. Cantu, a former Lometa police chief, has been accused of illegally recording and sharing a conversation between two city employees.

District Court

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Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings. Defendant Stacey Dawne Aleman of Lampasas was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after she pleaded true to several charges: forgery of a financial instrument, forgery of a government instrument/ money/securities and prohibited substance/item in a correctional facility.

Arrests

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The following arrests were reported to the Lampasas Dispatch Record by area law enforcement officials. The Dispatch Record prints the name and charge(s) of people arrested on at least one Class B misdemeanor – or more serious – charge.

CATTLE AUCTION

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The report from the March 27 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows. Cattle and calves: Total cattle 338, compared to 330 last sale and 305 at this time last year.

Wildflowers herald the season

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The recent rains and sunshine across Lampasas County have coaxed a variety of wildflowers up from the soil. A drive in any direction will treat the eye to a blanket of color revealed in the many blossoms. These flowers were photographed east of Lampasas.