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DISTRICT COURT

News Staff
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week for its last scheduled setting before the end of the year. Judge John Gauntt presided over the day’s hearings.

ARRESTS

News Staff
Thursday, December 22, 2022
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.
After weather delays set back the construction schedule of the Lampasas Skate Park, the dirt pad was completed, and Parks & Recreation officials anticipate work crews will begin construction of the park forms within two weeks. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas Skate Park takes shape

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The Lampasas Skate Park is taking shape following weather delays this season, officials said. Lampasas Parks & Recreation Director Chris Eicher said the dirt pad, which will serve as the foundation for the skate park, was completed recently.

Severe cold weather headed to Lampasas

Hunter King
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Single-digit temperatures are something most Texans are not used to, and that is what sits around the corner as Christmas approaches. Monique Sellers, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said that starting Thursday temperatures would begin to drop as a heavy cold front moves in, and from Thursday night through Saturday, low temperatures could be in the single digits and teens.
HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

New franchise is brewing

News Staff
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The famous two-tailed mermaid logo has risen over Lampasas. Starbucks coffee, which has been under construction since May, erected signage last week on Key Avenue at its new location. Lampasas city officials said the business anticipates opening by mid-January 2023.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, December 22, 2022
RED FLAG WARNING Earlier this week, County Judge Randy Hoyer issued a red flag warning for Dec. 22-23 due to expected high winds on Thursday and Friday.
This 70-foot marquis sign was a target of vandalism in late November. Lampasas Parks & Recreation crews have since repaired the sign, and Vision Lampasas members have increased the reward offered in the vandalism investigation. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECROD

Reward increased for information on park vandalism

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Vision Lampasas officials have increased the reward offered to those who provide information about recent vandalism to community holiday decorations, but city officials said increased security measures have put a stop to the criminal acts for the time being.
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