Lampasas County offices, plus the municipal offices in Lampasas, Lometa and Kempner will be closed today to observe Good Friday. The Dispatch Record office also will be closed Friday.

Perrigo Company PLC, an Ireland-based company, issued a voluntary recall March 17 of certain lots of Gerber Good Start SootheProTM Powdered Infant Formula. The recalled products were manufactured at the Company’s Gateway Eau Claire, Wisconsin manufacturing facility from Jan. 2-18, 2023.

Despite the absence last Tuesday night of Mayor John Wilkerson and Place 2 Councilman Thomas Combs, the Kempner City Council unanimously agreed to secure an appraisal on city-owned property. The property sits between the 1.96 acres owned by Mickan Family Limited and the 0.33 acres owned by Brenda Caraway, located north of FM 2313.

The Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees met last week to discuss multiple items that would affect the 2023-2024 school year. Among these was a decision of opinion regarding some proposals facing the Texas Legislature this session.

A Lampasas man has been arrested in Brownwood on local felony child assault charges. Vincent Lee Martinez, 27, was booked into Lampasas County Jail March 25 on two charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony, and one charge of indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree felony.

Kempner Water Supply Corp. announced Stage 3 water restrictions will begin Wednesday for Kempner users due to decreasing lake levels and plant capacity issues.

The Lampasas Association for the Arts will host its Arts in the Park for Kids event at Campbell Park on April 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lampasas County offices, plus the municipal offices in Lampasas, Lometa and Kempner will be closed Friday to observe a holiday for Good Friday. The Dispatch Record office also will be closed Friday.