The city of Kempner will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. at Kempner City Hall, 12288 U.S. Highway 190. The event is open to residents of Lampasas, Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Milam, Mills and San Saba counties.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of local history topics. The following is part of a series on Key Avenue and the development of the highways routed through Lampasas County.

Lampasas County grand jury convened Wednesday as part of its January term. Special Agent Thomas H.

This was the scene at Thursday’s public hearing in Kempner. No citizens made comments regarding the application process for a Texas Community Development Block Grant.

For the second year in a row, Kempner City Hall will host a hazardous waste collection event in conjunction with the Central Texas Council of Government’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee. The event is open to Lampasas County residents and those in the surrounding Central Texas counties of Bell, Coryell, Milam and San Saba.

Burnet County Judge James Neil Oakley was booked at Lampasas County Jail on Thursday after an indictment earlier in the week on multiple criminal charges. On March 7, Oakley was indicted on a third-degree felony charge of tampering or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair, two charges of abuse of official capacity – one a Class A and one a Class B misdemeanor – and one charge of official oppression, a Class B misdemeanor.

The city of Lampasas is continuing its spring brush chipping program. From March 13-17, the brushchipping will focus on the southwest section of town – south of First Street and west of Key Avenue.

Despite the push back in date to garner more interest, no Kempner residents made their voices heard at Thursday’s public hearing. On Jan.