BRIEFLY

COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVEAn American Red Cross Community Blood Drive will be held today (Jan. 14) from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at First Street Church of Christ’s Family Life Center, 201 W. First St.To make an appointment to donate blood, call 800-RedCross, go online to RedCrossBlood.

Get ready for Casino Night!

DISPATCH RECORDMore than 300 Lampasas County residents are expected to pack the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Center on Feb. 15 for the 20th edition of the Wild West Casino Night.

Fort Cavazos leaders to host town hall in San Saba

Fort Cavazos officials invite area ranchers, landowners, community leaders and neighbors to participate in a town hall and community outreach meeting from 1-3 p.m. on Jan. 23 at the San Saba Civic Center.

Sparks fly at Fastest Torch competition

Swine show to start the day

Swine exhibitors will be the first to show their animals today, as the 88th annual Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show continues at the show barn. Swine will be followed by market lambs, then goats. The cattle show also will take place today, planned for 7 p.m.

community calendar

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TxDOT crews treat roadways ahead of winter weather

With winter weather expected this week, TxDOT Brownwood District crews have pretreated roadways in the district. Brine-spraying trucks were at work across the nine counties of the district: Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Lampasas, McCulloch, Mills, San Saba and Stephens.

DISTRICT COURT

Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week. Newly elected Judge Debbie Garrett presided over the day’s hearings.Defendant Gilbert Elias Ayala of Lometa had an adjudication announcement hearing on a charge of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram in a drug-free zone.

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.

Construction of storage building, courthouse repairs to begin

County Judge Randy Hoyer is hopeful renovations at the historic Lampasas County Courthouse will begin this month. Also, Lampasas County is set to erect a storage building behind the county annex office buildings to provide a better area for surplus items and some archives.