News

Candidate forum slated

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The Lampasas County Republican Party, along with the Texas First Conservative Alliance, will host a Republican candidate forum at the old Lampasas Middle School cafeteria building on Feb. 20.

LHS students earn medals at UIL academics meet

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The Lampasas High School UIL Academics students competed Feb. 3 at an invitational meet at Waco Midway High School to sharpen their skills and improve scores before the district competition later this spring.

district court

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Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings. Defendant Andrew James Galvan of Copperas Cove was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child.

Cantu wiretapping case set for trial

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A trial date has been slated for former Lometa Police Chief Melissa Cantu in a case where she has been charged with wiretapping. Cantu will appear in court March 25 to face a jury trial -- a course her attorney, Ben Michael of Michael & Associates of Austin, said is desired.

arrests

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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.

Drainage project commences along highway

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A Texas Department of Transportation project along South U.S. Highway 281 started this week, with drainage improvements to begin the initial phase. Motorists should expect some delays from the E.E. Ohnmeiss intersection at the Hostess House south past Lampasas High School to the Burnet County line.