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BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026
WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESSA Wildfire Preparedness public meeting is planned for Aug. 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Lampasas County Office Building conference room, 409 S. Pecan St. in Lampasas.

Deadline nears for peach orders

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Kiwanis Club of Lampasas is taking orders for Colorado peaches. A 22-pound box is $60. Proceeds help fund local scholarships.Order deadline is Aug. 21. Call Randy Morris at 512556-6220 or Lampasas Lawyer PLLC at 512-556-6228; or send check and phone number to P.O. Box 1621, Lampasas, TX 76550.

Ice cream social fundraiser on tap

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Lampasas Senior Center will hold an Ice Cream Social Fundraiser on Aug. 27 at 12:30 p.m. Those who make a donation will get a sweet treat.All proceeds go directly to the Meals on Wheels program to provide food for homebound seniors.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026
THURSDAY, AUG. 20CENTRAL TEXAS TRAVEL CLUB, 11 a.m. Napoli’s in Belton. Group will discuss upcoming trips. Meeting open to anyone interested in travel. For more info, email centraltexastravelclub@outlook.com.GREEN THUMB PROGRAM, 2-3 p.m. Lakeshore Library, 7346 Ranch Road 261, Buchanan Dam.
Volunteers were on hand Aug. 13 outside Grace Fellowship for a drive-through pork chop dinner fundraiser to benefit Building Badgers Youth League. Benny Boyd provided all the food so proceeds could be used for the BBYL young Badgers athletic programs. COURTESY PHOTO

Volunteers were on hand Aug. 13 outside Grace Fellowship for a drive-through pork chop dinner fundraiser to benefit Building Badgers Youth League. Benny Boyd provided all the food so proceeds could be used for the BBYL young Badgers athletic programs. COURTESY PHOTO

Raising funds for youth athletics

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026

DISTRICT COURT

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge Debbie Garrett presiding over the day’s hearings.Defendant Britten Marguerite Will of Kempner was given eight years’ deferred probation on a charge of cruelty to a nonlivestock animal: kill/ poison/cause serious bodily injury.
Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in a vehicle pursuit that ended on South Key Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Two individuals were taken into custody. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in a vehicle pursuit that ended on South Key Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Two individuals were taken into custody. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

High-speed chase ends in Lampasas after starting in Florence

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, August 20, 2026
A multi-agency pursuit that started in Williamson County and reached speeds over 100 mph came to an end Wednesday afternoon in the 1700 block of South Key Avenue.Lampasas Police Department Patrol Lt. Chuck Montgomery told the Dispatch Record the chase remains under investigation.

ARRESTS

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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.AUG.
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