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DISTRICT COURT

Lampasas County 27th District Court convened several times in February, with Judge Debbie Garrett presiding over the hearings.On Feb. 21, the court took the following action.

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.FEB.
Mayor Herb Pearce, at left, and council members Eric Hernandez and Catherine Kuehne listen as City Manager Erin Corbell presents her update on the East Second Street improvements project and the search for a new public works director. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Mayor Herb Pearce, at left, and council members Eric Hernandez and Catherine Kuehne listen as City Manager Erin Corbell presents her update on the East Second Street improvements project and the search for a new public works director. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

City Council OKs two expenditures in short meeting on Monday

During Monday’s meeting of the Lampasas City Council, members approved two expenditures.A service agreement for $47,812.88 with Wastewater Transport Services will remove sludge from the digestor bin from the month of January.
COURTESY PHOTO

COURTESY PHOTO

Fog shrouds cattle and brush west of Lampasas

A dense fog advisory was issued in parts of Central Texas early this week, but forecasts call for a mostly dry weekend with highs in the 80s. The warmer temperatures have been a welcome change after Lampasas recorded a low of 12 degrees last week.

BRIEFLY

Lampasas County Young Life will hold a drive-thru Pork Chop Dinner on Monday from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at New Covenant West, 1604 Central Texas Expy. All food costs are paid by Benny Boyd Lampasas, so 100% of donations go directly to Young Life ministry. Tickets are $10.

Landowner workshops available this spring

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension offices of Burnet and Lampasas counties will host a “New Landowner Workshop” series for landowners who want to increase their knowledge of basic land management. All workshops will be held from 10 a.m.