Ssssmiling for the camera

Ronald Oney displays a fanged specimen during Saturday’s Lometa Diamondback Jubilee. More than 700 snakes weighing a total of 986 pounds were rounded up for the event. Of the total, 542 rattlers were captured outside of the county, and 168 came from Lampasas County.

BRIEFLY

ROAD CLOSUREWest Fourth Street will be closed from Key Avenue to Broad Street on Monday and Tuesday this week from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for utility line installation. First Baptist preschool traffic should ingress and egress the property using South Broad Street or West Third, city officials said.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

We would like to help get your group’s event(s) listed in the Dispatch Record Calendar. The listing of community events and meetings is free.Calendar items must be in writing. Email to news@lampasas. com, or mail to: Calendar Lampasas Dispatch Record P.O.

Central Texas Aggie Moms recognized for 35 years here

The Central Texas Aggie Moms recently received a 35-year Certificate of Recognition in College Station at the Federation of Aggie Mothers Clubs Winter Meeting.The local club was started in 1990.One of the founding members was Carol Wright.

Reservations available for museum’s annual Teddy Bear Tea Party

The Lampasas County Museum will host its annual Teddy Bear Tea Party April 11 from 2-3 p.m. for girls 4-8 years of age.Sign up at the museum, as seating is limited. Lampasas County Museum, at 303 S. Western, is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Diamondback Jubilee weekend is here

Hog sacking has proven to be a popular event at the Lometa Diamondback Jubilee. The festival kicks off with rodeo events tonight and Saturday. Other highlights are a chili cookoff, cornhole tournament, goat roping, food concessions, concerts both nights and, of course, rattlesnakes.

Commissioners Court approves sheriff’s office request for new radios

The Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office is set to receive 26 new APX Next Motorola Solutions radios. The Lampasas County Commissioners Court approved the purchase in Monday’s regular meeting.

ARRESTS

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.

DISTRICT COURT

Lampasas County 27th District Court convened a couple of times over the last week, with Judge Debbie Garrett presiding over the criminal hearings.On March 23, a charge of evading arrest/detention with a vehicle was dismissed for Dennis Martinez of Lampasas.