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Chick-fil-A’s mobile service assists a customer during its first day of operations in Lampasas. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Chick-fil-A’s mobile service assists a customer during its first day of operations in Lampasas. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Chick-fil-A looking to serve Lampasas

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, June 22, 2023
For the foreseeable future, Lampasas residents will have easy access to Chickfil- A’s chicken sandwiches. Monday was the first day the fast-food restaurant’s Copperas Cove franchise set up shop just outside Home Place Floors on the downtown square.
Courtney Duncan, at left, will serve as vice president of the Lometa school board; Cristopher Brister, center, is the new board president; and Megan Lusty will be the secretary on the trustees’ officer team for the coming year. COURTESY PHOTO

Courtney Duncan, at left, will serve as vice president of the Lometa school board; Cristopher Brister, center, is the new board president; and Megan Lusty will be the secretary on the trustees’ officer team for the coming year. COURTESY PHOTO

Lometa ISD led by all-female officers

Mason Hines
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Lometa ISD’s Board of Trustees has made history this summer, by selecting its first all-female officer team. Cristopher Brister was nominated by former president John Hines at the May meeting and sworn in.
Almost half the cities in the surrounding counties saw their sales tax rebates drop this month when compared to June 2022 receipts.

Almost half the cities in the surrounding counties saw their sales tax rebates drop this month when compared to June 2022 receipts.

Sales tax rebates trend downward in June

Gail Lowe
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Local sales tax allocations for June have slowed, compared to the earlier months of 2023. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that payments to the cities, counties and special purpose districts that levy a local sales tax averaged just 2% more than in June 2022.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Thursday, June 22, 2023
BRIGGS STREET CLOSED The city of Lampasas has announced that Briggs Street will be closed from Fourth Street to Bridge through Tuesday for repairs. LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC The Little Night Music series at the courthouse bandstand will continue each Friday night in June from 8-10 p.m.

Electricity, water service restored

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Although electricity has been restored to Kempner Water Supply Corp. facilities and water service to its customers, officials ask that the public continue water conservation measures while reserves are replenished. In a message issued at 8 p.m.

ERCOT requests voluntarily electricity reduction

News Staff
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
ERCOT is asking Texans to voluntarily reduce electricity use, if safe to do so, due to extreme temperatures and forecasted record demand. This Voluntary Conservation Notice is in effect Tuesday, June 20 from 4– 8 p.m.

college honors

News Staff
Monday, June 19, 2023
abilene christian university Olivia Zmolik of Lampasas was named to the Abilene Christian University Spring 2023 Dean's Honor Roll. She is a junior majoring in nursing. Zmolik was among more than 1,200 students named to the Spring 2023 Dean's Honor Roll.
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