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BRIEFLY

SEE YOU AT THE LIBRARYOn Aug. 16, families across the country will gather for “See You at the Library,” a nationwide event to celebrate faith, freedom and the power of storytelling.Lampasas Public Library will participate in this endeavor, sponsored locally by Texas First Conservative Alliance.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

friDAY, aug. 8bingo, 10 a.m. Lampasas Multi-Service Center, 901 S. Live Oak.Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Fourth Street and Chestnut.saturDAY, Aug. 9Lake victor homecoming, noon. Lake Victor Community Center.
Erick Mitchell | Dispatch Record

Erick Mitchell | Dispatch Record

Historical Commission recognized by state

Lampasas County Historical Commission representatives pose for a photo alongside County Judge Randy Hoyer after the Commissioners Court recognized the commission for being named one of 60 across the 254 Texas counties that received the Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Historical...

District Court

Lampasas County 27th District Court convened Aug. 1 with Judge Debbie Garrett presiding over the light docket.Defendant Amanda Jean Wilkerson of San Saba had her pretrial hearing reset for Aug. 8.

Arrests

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.
A new map under consideration by the Texas Legislature would put Lampasas County in Congressional District 31 with Mills, Hamilton, Coryell and most of Bell, Burnet and Williamson counties -- an area much more compact than the District 11 group of counties it has been paired with since 2021. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

A new map under consideration by the Texas Legislature would put Lampasas County in Congressional District 31 with Mills, Hamilton, Coryell and most of Bell, Burnet and Williamson counties -- an area much more compact than the District 11 group of counties it has been paired with since 2021. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

How redistricting could affect Lampasas County

Lampasas County could have new representation in Washington, D.C., if plans to reconfigure the state’s congressional map move forward.

BRIEFLY

REPORT STORM DAMAGESResidents who experienced damages or losses – residential, commercial and/or agricultural – as a result of the July flooding events are encouraged to complete a survey through the Texas Department of Emergency Management using the Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool...