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County Judge Randy Hoyer and Commissioner Jamie Smart listen to discussion on the county's burn ban.

Commissioners court removes fireworks from county burn ban

Hunter King

Thursday, October 27, 2022

The Lampasas County Commissioners Court met Monday and voted 3-1 to remove fireworks from the county’s burn ban.

CATTLE AUCTION

News Staff

Monday, October 24, 2022

The report from the Oct. 19 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows.

Small- and large-acreage tracts of land in Region 7 -- which includes Lampasas County -- continue to sell well, with strong price gains over the last year. Subdivision of land into acreage home sites has accelerated, according to the most recent “Texas Rural Values Land Trends” report. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD

Rural land brokers say market is cooling, but prices remain up

Gail Lowe

Monday, October 24, 2022

The Texas rural landbuying frenzy has waned somewhat, according to experts at the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. Rural land sales volume fell 26% from mid-2021 to mid-2022.

COURTESY MAP This site map was supplied as part of the proposed Municipal Utility District #1 legal notice published last month in the Dispatch Record.

Clearing the MUD waters

Alexandria Randolph

Monday, October 24, 2022

Lampasas County residents are expressing concerns over a proposed Municipal Utility District— potentially the first of its kind in the county. On June 1, officials of Pitt Creek Ranch LLC filed a petition with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the creation of a MUD to be called the Lampasas County MUD #1.

Early voting period opens across Texas

News Staff

Monday, October 24, 2022

The early-voting period in Lampasas County began Monday and will continue this week and next at the Election Office, 407 S. Pecan St.

BRIEFLY

News Staff

Monday, October 24, 2022

SQUARED SILLY Squared Silly will take place around the courthouse square in Lampasas on Saturday from 5-7:30 p.m. The annual celebration is sponsored by Vision Lampasas.

Home tours in Texas -- a brief history

Carol Wilson

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Several years ago, a Houston magazine wrote with humor about the growing popularity of home tours, characterizing the concept as a legitimate means of satisfying one’s nosiness. Judging by the large numbers of looky loos who have participated in this kind of event over many years, a lot of curiosity has been satisfied!