The report from the June 28 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows. Cattle and calves: Total cattle 487, compared to 449 last sale and 742 at this time last year.

Road crews completed their work Thursday on the asphalt parking lot that fills the former site of the Lampasas County Jail on East Fourth Street. The lot was striped Friday afternoon so it will be available for Spring Ho attendees eyeing a parking spot for the downtown festival activities.

Vision Lampasas celebrated its newest mural Sunday afternoon with an official unveiling of the artwork, anchored to the Spring Ho Committee building at 304 Spring Ho Ave. Vision Lampasas members (in light blue shirts) are joined by the festival committee members (in green shirts) to show off the piece that pays tribute to the city’s signature event.

College admissions across the country no longer will be able to consider the race of applicants. On Thursday, a 6-3 ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ended the practice known as affirmative action.

Carter BloodCare will hold a Lampasas community blood drive July 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lampasas City Council and Kempner Water Supply Corp. have agreed on the joint purchase of an emergency generator to prevent power loss at a local pump station.

Lampasas Public Library hosted a foam party Friday afternoon at the conclusion of its summer reading program. The bubble magic created a fun atmosphere in which to celebrate. See related photo, page 2.

This Independence Day, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s “Watch UR BAC” program, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation want to remind drivers that “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving.”