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SHEEP AND GOAT AUCTION

The Sept. 26 market report from Mills County Commission Co. follows.Total receipts: 1,577. Previous week: 1,901.Trends: Light kids steady. Slaughter kids and slaughter nannies steady; replacement nannies also steady. Wool lambs $5-$10 lower; Dorper lambs and Barbado lambs also $5-$10 lower.
Visitors to the Indian Artifact & Mineral and Gem Show on Saturday had the opportunity to examine a vast collection of arrowheads as well as geode formations and Native American jewelry. The Vision Lampasas-sponsored event is held annually. GABRIELE SANGACHE | DISPATCH RECORD

Visitors to the Indian Artifact & Mineral and Gem Show on Saturday had the opportunity to examine a vast collection of arrowheads as well as geode formations and Native American jewelry. The Vision Lampasas-sponsored event is held annually. GABRIELE SANGACHE | DISPATCH RECORD

Michelle O’Michael stands by her sculpture “Honoring Trees” after it was installed in the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden earlier this month. COURTESY PHOTO | LAFTA

Michelle O’Michael stands by her sculpture “Honoring Trees” after it was installed in the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden earlier this month. COURTESY PHOTO | LAFTA

Annual Boots & Blazers Ball set for Oct. 12

The annual Boots & Blazers Ball will grace Campbell Park once again with dinner, entertainment and artwork on Oct. 12.Hosted by Lampasas Association for the Arts, the event will take place from 5:30-11:15 p.m.

BRIEFLY

A story in the Sept. 27 edition listed an incorrect time for the Lampasas County Historical Commission’s Oct. 5 genealogy workshop.The free workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lampasas Public Library, 201 S. Main St.

Woods pleads guilty in 2023 shooting

A Kempner-area man pleaded guilty Friday in the shooting of his friend in May 2023.Michael Oran Woods, 43, was scheduled for jury trial on Sept. 23 on a murder charge, but instead he reached a plea agreement in the 27th District Court of Lampasas County on Friday.
From left to right: Amanda Honea, Ross Honea, Stan Almazan and Jacque Almazan pose for a photo before Western Night on Western activities get underway. erick mitchell | dispatch record

From left to right: Amanda Honea, Ross Honea, Stan Almazan and Jacque Almazan pose for a photo before Western Night on Western activities get underway. erick mitchell | dispatch record

Western Night delights Lampasans

courtesy photo County residents interested in genealogy are invited to unlock the stories of their family’s past at a Beginners Genealogy Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 5 at the Lampasas Public Library.

courtesy photo County residents interested in genealogy are invited to unlock the stories of their family’s past at a Beginners Genealogy Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 5 at the Lampasas Public Library.

Hidden histories available through genealogy research

Genealogy, the study of tracing one's family history, is an important journey into the past.For those interested in getting started, the Lampasas County Historical Commission is hosting a beginners' class in genealogy on Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Lampasas Public Library.

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