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ADAM BARRIOS | DISPATCH RECORD Community members added their touches to an art board at the Arts in the Park for Kids festival on Saturday. The festival was moved to the old Lampasas Middle School cafeteria on Western Avenue due to weather concerns but still saw a great turnout.

ADAM BARRIOS | DISPATCH RECORD Community members added their touches to an art board at the Arts in the Park for Kids festival on Saturday. The festival was moved to the old Lampasas Middle School cafeteria on Western Avenue due to weather concerns but still saw a great turnout.

Arts in the Park for Kids

News Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2025
COURTESY PHOTO | MELINDAMYERS.COM National Arbor Day, celebrated on the last Friday of April, recognizes the important role trees play in our environment.

COURTESY PHOTO | MELINDAMYERS.COM National Arbor Day, celebrated on the last Friday of April, recognizes the important role trees play in our environment.

Plant a tree and make a difference

Melinda Myers
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Trees provide many benefits to the environment and our health and well-being.

community calendar

News Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2025
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Celebrating their class reunion

News Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Lometa High School’s Class of 1985 met for a reunion during the recent Diamondback Jubilee. Pictured left to right are Melissa Gamble Crouch, Denise Morrison McCord, Susan Kelley Hines, Alex Wittenburg and Connie McLaughlin Robinson. Not pictured: Tywila Cockrell Kelley.

Browning Club to learn about composting

News Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2025
The Browning Community Garden Club will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Kempner Volunteer Fire Department Training Building, 315 Pecan St.Speaker will be Tommy King, of the Williamson County Master Gardeners.He will teach about composting.

DISTRICT COURT

News Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge Debbie Garrett presiding over the day’s hearings.
Forum participants were council candidates, from left, Dorothy Person, Danielle Tucker Shepard, Alexis Thompson, Myles Haider and Edward Gold. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Forum participants were council candidates, from left, Dorothy Person, Danielle Tucker Shepard, Alexis Thompson, Myles Haider and Edward Gold. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

City Council candidates address priority issues at forum

Erick Mitchell
Monday, April 7, 2025
Five Lampasas City Council candidates discussed water, Hostess House renovations, economic development and other topics at Thursday’s candidate forum hosted by Forward Lampasas.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Monday, April 7, 2025
BURN BAN LIFTEDCounty Judge Randy Hoyer has lifted the outdoor burn ban until Tuesday (today) at 5 p.m., when the countywide restrictions on burning are set to resume.TEDDY BEAR TEA PARTYLampasas County Museum will hold its Teddy Bar Tea Party April 19 from 2-3 p.m.
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