The Lometa School recently added some door wraps in the high school hallway, at the gymnasium entrance and in the athletic hallway. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD.

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Lone Star Ag Credit opened its doors to the community Tuesday in honor of National Ag Day, celebrating with a barbecue and light refreshments. Pictured are, from left, Richard Andrews, Justin Wiethorn, Makayla Henderson, Benton Floerke, Teresa Thornton, Macy Blankenship, Jennifer White, Wendi Wulstein, Walter Hass, Warren Thornton and Warren Wulstein. MONIQUE BRAND

The Lometa L-M Garden and Civic Club held its monthly meeting March 21 at the garden club building, with about 12 members present for the program and business portion. Refreshments consisted of bite-sized cucumber sandwiches, vanilla cupcakes with green and white swirled frosting, chips and sherbet punch.

The year has been a good one for the Lampasas County Retired Teachers Association, president Julia Phillips said. She offered an update.

A driver going at high speed damaged several parked cars near the downtown area Sunday. Lampasas Police Department officers were called to the historic Keystone Star Hotel on East Second Street shortly before 5 a.m.

Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings. Defendant Douglas Christopher Wheat of Kempner pleaded guilty and was found guilty of driving while intoxicated-third or more.

Work to rehabilitate the roadway along several blocks of East Third Street is nearing completion. The project has been on a list of “high-need” repairs for some time. With the work substantially finished, traffic no longer will be rerouted, and access to businesses along Third Street is expected to return to normal. MONIQUE BRAND

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.

Marsha Laughlin’s time serving her community on the Lometa City Council has come to an end. Laughlin gave Mayor Stephen Hicks her resignation notice on March 8.