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district court

News Staff
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings.Defendant Edward Brandon Zayas of Killeen had an open plea hearing on a charge of evading arrest/detention with a vehicle or watercraft.

arrests

News Staff
Thursday, April 11, 2024
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.

Commissioners Court holds public hearing on subdivision rules

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, April 11, 2024
The Lampasas County Commissioners Court approved changes to the county’s subdivision rules made in response to new laws passed by the Texas Legislature.Before approval at Tuesday’s meeting, the court held public hearings for the Takings Impact Assessment and subdivision rule changes.
WENDY DAUGHERTY | COURTESY PHOTO

WENDY DAUGHERTY | COURTESY PHOTO

Bluebonnets pop up across county

News Staff
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Kempner-area resident Wendy Daugherty said the bluebonnet displays have been amazing this year, and some genetic anomalies have begun to appear such as these “albino” bluebonnets. Maybe the wildflowers just wanted to show off for eclipse guests, she said.
This crumpled car, in which Madison Roedler was a passenger, is a stark testament to the brutal force of the wreck in which she was involved on March 2. The twisted metal and shattered glass bear witness to the violence of the collision. COURTESY PHOTO

This crumpled car, in which Madison Roedler was a passenger, is a stark testament to the brutal force of the wreck in which she was involved on March 2. The twisted metal and shattered glass bear witness to the violence of the collision. COURTESY PHOTO

Full recovery expected

Joycesarah Mccabe
Thursday, April 11, 2024
When Madison Roedler drove home from her college campus the first weekend in March, she thought it would be a quick trip. She planned to work a little, spend time with family and friends, and go to their home church on Sunday morning.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, April 11, 2024
The Texas Department of Transportation will hold two in-person meetings to present information on its planned U.S. Highway 281 upgrades. The project will extend from Lampasas to Evant.The Lampasas open house is set for April 30 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at New Covenant Church, 1604 Central Texas Expwy.
CHERI JAY-WIENECKE | DISPATCH RECORD Ray Wylie Hubbard, left, performs at the Sun Festival at Lometa Regional Park on Sunday. He is accompained by drummer Cal Schneider and guitarist Lucas Hubbard, pictured left to right. The festival featured live music and camping for the Monday eclipse.

CHERI JAY-WIENECKE | DISPATCH RECORD Ray Wylie Hubbard, left, performs at the Sun Festival at Lometa Regional Park on Sunday. He is accompained by drummer Cal Schneider and guitarist Lucas Hubbard, pictured left to right. The festival featured live music and camping for the Monday eclipse.

Sun Festival rocks on in Lometa

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Golden Deeds Award
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Copperas Cove business owner Ira Brand will be honored with this year’s Golden Deeds Award, to be presented at the Book of Golden Deeds banquet.Three Copperas Cove Exchange Clubs – the Morning, Noon and CenTex clubs – have combined for the event this year.
Jason Roberts and the rest of the Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys did not disappoint, as their lively tunes resonated from the stage. The brass instruments, steel guitars, piano, mandolin and bass cello blended melodiously while the fiddler’s bow moved with graceful precision, weaving intricate harmonies into the evening air. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | LAMPASAS DISPATCH RECORD

Jason Roberts and the rest of the Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys did not disappoint, as their lively tunes resonated from the stage. The brass instruments, steel guitars, piano, mandolin and bass cello blended melodiously while the fiddler’s bow moved with graceful precision, weaving intricate harmonies into the evening air. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | LAMPASAS DISPATCH RECORD

Concert on the bandstand

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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