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.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide will provide free tax preparation services for the 2023 tax year, beginning Feb. 5 at the Jack Calvert Municipal Building, 302 E. Third St. in Lampasas. Hours are Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In its Monday evening meeting, the Lometa Independent School District Board of Trustees discussed multiple items that will affect the school in the coming calendar year. Among these items was the district’s application for a grant to help continue funding its after-school program, which has operated with various grants over the years.

After lengthy discussion Monday evening, the Lampasas City Council approved a bid for design of the Spring Street plant, a water treatment facility and the Lampasas Animal Shelter. The contract was awarded to M&S Engineering Firm in an amount not to exceed $70,000.

Warm temperatures coaxed trees into bloom, such as this wild plum, before the mercury plunged on Wednesday. By this weekend, the area should return to more normal spring-like daytime highs.

With an influx of visitors expected for the 2024 solar eclipse, the Lampasas County Commissioners Court on Monday discussed the possibility of a county-wide cleanup effort. Also during its regular meeting, the court finalized a timeline for public hearings regarding changes to the Lampasas County Subdivision Regulations.

Friends of the Night Sky, Lampasas Public Library and the city of Lampasas will host a star party Saturday at the former middle school cafeteria. “The Stars at Night” will take place from 5-9 p.m.

Ronny Bumpus remembers registering his first horse in 1963. “Lots of things have changed since then,” he said.