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Juli Chaney, at right, was the recipient of the Outstanding Clubwoman Volunteer of the Year award, presented at the GFWC Capitol District meeting. COURTESY PHOTO

Juli Chaney, at right, was the recipient of the Outstanding Clubwoman Volunteer of the Year award, presented at the GFWC Capitol District meeting. COURTESY PHOTO

’36 Club brings home awards from recent Capitol District gathering

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Juli Chaney received the Outstanding Clubwoman Volunteer of the Year award at the April 2 meeting of the Capitol District of the General Federation of Women’s Club.The meeting took place in Killeen.The Lampasas ’36 Club also earned six other awards.
Lampasas High School finished as the district runner-up at the District 24-4A UIL Academic, Speech and Debate tournament at Burnet High School held March 25-26. Pictured are students who competed at the district meet. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas High School finished as the district runner-up at the District 24-4A UIL Academic, Speech and Debate tournament at Burnet High School held March 25-26. Pictured are students who competed at the district meet. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

LHS students compete, advance from district UIL

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Author and former state historian Bill O’Neal speaks to the audience at the former middle school cafeteria about the providential circumstances that led to Santa Anna’s capture and surrender at San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. courtesy photo

Author and former state historian Bill O’Neal speaks to the audience at the former middle school cafeteria about the providential circumstances that led to Santa Anna’s capture and surrender at San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. courtesy photo

O’Neal offers presentation on ’Miracle at San Jacinto’

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Lampasas County Historical Commission and Oran Milo Roberts Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas co-hosted a presentation April 7 by Dr. Bill O’Neal on “The Miracle at San Jacinto.

American Legion to meet

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Lampasas American Legion Post 277 will gather Saturday at 7 a.m. in the back room of Country Kitchen restaurant.All veterans are welcome to attend.

community calendar

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
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Middle school tennis teams play in Mason tournament

Hunter King
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The seventh- and eighth-grade tennis teams traveled to Mason last weekend, where they gained a lot of experience playing some tough competition. Several Lampasas Middle School players emerge with medals.Jack Allison won first place in the eighth-grade boys’ “A” singles division.

arrests

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
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.
Lampasas County Commissioners Court meetings are being conducted this month in the county annex conference room while the commissioners’ courtroom on the first floor of the couny courthouse is being renovated. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas County Commissioners Court meetings are being conducted this month in the county annex conference room while the commissioners’ courtroom on the first floor of the couny courthouse is being renovated. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Commissioners pass resolution against rail line, get update on courthouse renovations

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Lampasas County Commissioners Court issued a strong rebuke of the 26.9mile proposed railroad by Texas Materials Inc. Action came in Monday’s regular court meeting.
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