Last week, representatives of the Texas Department of Transportation were in Lampasas for a second public hearing on the potential relief route around the town that would connect U.S. Highways 190, 281 and 183.

According to the last census of agriculture taken by the United States Department of Agriculture, Lampasas County ranks 148th out of 251 counties in hay production and 135th of the 254 Texas counties in beef production.

Area ranchers and landowners know wild pigs are a threat to waterways and ecosystems. Feral hog numbers increase across the state every day, and these animals cause annual damages estimated at $500 million.

A Texas-based meat company recalled approximately 93,697 pounds of raw ground beef that may be contaminated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday.

A jury trial has been scheduled for a man accused in the 2019 sexual assault of a child. Michael Patrick Carr, 61, will appear in Lampasas County 27th District Court for a jury announcement on Dec.

The report from the Nov. 16 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows.

One woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash south of Adamsville on Saturday that authorities have attributed to high speed on wet roadways. At 3:46 p.m., Texas DPS troopers responded to U.S.

The Lampasas Police Department welcomed two new officers to the city last week and continues the search for additional officers. Chief of Police Jody Cummings said the department recently hired two veteran officers, Jacob Loeve and Jeff Phillips.

A Lampasas woman is dead after a pedestrianvehicle collision in Coryell County on Thursday morning. Texas DPS Sgt.