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CTE program lauds students

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Firefighter and EMT class instructor Glenn Shoemaker, at right, applauds his high school students after presenting their awards at a May 10 CTE program. VERONICA BUTLER | DISPATCH RECORD Law enforcement instructor Michael Tatum explains to the audience at the awards program more about the class he teaches at Lampasas High School.

Sheriff’s office focused on measures benefiting staff’s mental health

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The Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office is taking steps to increase the safety of citizens and to safeguard the mental health of its officers through two new trainings this week. These trainings — which are not open to the public — will focus on specific issues for which Sheriff Jess Ramos has seen a direct need.

County commissioners meet HR specialist

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The Lampasas County Commissioners Court was introduced Monday to the county’s new human resources consultant, who is available through the Texas Association of Counties. Cheraun Blankenship oversees the southwest Texas region and has more than 10 years of experience.

BRIEFLY

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FOOD PANTRY St. Mary Catholic Church’s food pantry ministry will hold its monthly drive-through distribution on Friday from 9:30- 11 a.m.