LMS MINNOW CAMP Lampasas Middle School will host Minnow Camp today from 4:15- 6:30 p.m. for incoming sixth-grade students.

Lampasas High School Class of 1972 celebrated its 50-year reunion July 8 at Putters & Gutters Fun Center. Among those present were, bottom row from left, Lynn Gartman Lang, Janice Haynes Cheairs, Bonnie Loden, Patricia Milligan Hatch, Vicki Miles Mills and Ricky Shands (kneeling); second row, Maurine Garrett Hill, Kathie Coleman Schumpert, Peggy Owens Smith, Becky Garner Yowell, Rebecca Mills McDaniel, Billy Wagner, Dennis Hill, Jerry O’Hair, Jim Lowe and Ricky Smith; third row, Audra Banks, Joyce Brooks Halden, Addie Bingham Wooten, Priscilla Carroll Wright, Jan Klose, Janice Vanhook Jones, Carolyn Frost Butts, Paulette Goodwin Lewis, Lowell Wright, Gary Vann and Harrell Irvin; back row, Billy Tidwell, Linda Craft Null, Jerry Linville, Terry Eckermann, Debby Homan Linville, Eddie Blair, Clovia Gibson Ketchum, Janice Groves Garner, Kathy Shook Patterson, Christine Hodges, John Clifton, Jan Butler Tabor, Chris Munn, Bruce Crawford, Ricky Lewis and Dudley Butts. COURTESY PHOTO

The Lometa Independent School District has announced it will continue to operate the Community Eligibility Program under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2022-2023 school year.

The nation is experiencing a low inventory of new and used vehicles at dealerships as a result of supply chain disruptions. The price of gas also has skyrocketed over the past year, affecting travel patterns.

A jury trial has been reset for a Temple man accused of firing a pistol at a state officer during a foot chase in Lampasas County in 2020. Robert Wesley Morris II, a convicted felon, is set for jury trial on Sept.

A jury trial has been scheduled for Dec. 12 for a Midland man accused in a Lampasas child rape case.

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Adamsville Volunteer Fire Department recently received a $1,500 donation from the High Lonesome Ranch, presented by Katy and Taylor Darden. Standing, from left, are Rick Williams, AVFD president, holding Brooks Darden; Katy Darden, holding Quade Darden; Taylor Darden; Dean Watson, AVFD fire chief; Sharon Watson, AVFD treasurer; Jesse Walters, AVFD captain; Ryan Walters, AVFD secretary; and kneeling is Rusty Trantham, AVFD captain. Not pictured: Mike Hall, AVFD Assistant fire chief. COURTESY PHOTO

Lometa’s second city budget meeting provided more discussions on proposed cuts and shifts in spending. These changes could be approved for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, which begins in October. As discussed at the last workshop, the goal of these meetings is to have a balanced and organized budget.

Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings. Defendant Christopher Lee Henderson of Copperas Cove entered pleas of guilty and was found guilty of three separate charges of driving while intoxicated-third or more.