The ninth annual Diamondback Rodeo was held over two nights at the Lometa Regional Park, as part of the 50 th anniversary celebration of the Diamondback Jubilee. Results follow.

Lampasas County residents have assisted several municipalities and organizations with aid for the 33,000-acre fire that has burned on Fort Hood. The city of Kempner collaborated with Taylor Creek Elementary School, 5 Hills Cowboy Church, Keep Nolanville Beautiful and Nolanville Mayor Andy Williams to support the Gatesville Fire Department, which is helping to battle the fire in neighboring Coryell County.

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After a successful 2021 season, the Lampasas Farmers and Craft Market is ready to return to the courthouse parking lot, where vendors will offer their homemade and/or handcrafted items. The market is open each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. FILE PHOTO

April Dwamena has been hired as headmistress of Providence Christian Academy of Lampasas, which is scheduled to open for the 2022-2023 school year. The academy will be housed at First United Methodist Church.

The youth group at First United Methodist Church participated March 11-13 in a service mission for local residents, helping some elderly and disabled individuals with home repairs and lawn work. “It was really a see-a-need/ fill-a-need type of situation,” Youth Pastor John Groves said.

A hearing was reset for a man accused in a Lampasas sexual assault case after conflicts arose between the defendant and his defense attorney. A pretrial hearing will be held May 20 for Ryan Nelson Bass, 41, after a change in representation, Lampasas District Attorney John Greenwood said.

Lampasas County 27 th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings. Defendant Billy Joe Kirkham of Lampasas had adjudication hearings, at which he entered a plea of true to a charge of stalking and to a charge of burglary of a building.

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.

A small, single-engine plane crashed Wednesday afternoon as it was attempting to take off at Lampasas Municipal Airport. This marks the second plane crash within the county this year.