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LCRA awards $50,000 grant for playground shade at city park

LCRA awards $50,000 grant for playground shade at city park

LCRA awards $50,000 grant for playground shade at city park

Erick Mitchell
Monday, December 8, 2025
Children will have a cooler area in which to play at W.M. Brook Park in 2026.On Thursday, the Lower Colorado River Authority and city of Lampasas awarded the Lampasas Spring Ho Festival with a $50,000 grant to install a shade structure around the playground at the popular city park.
Steel frames have been added to boost the structural integrity of the walls at the former St. Paul’s AME Church. A windstorm in 2019 caused the roof to collapse and the west wall of the structure crumbled, but restoration efforts are aimed at restoring the church building with its “Alamo” resemblance. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Steel frames have been added to boost the structural integrity of the walls at the former St. Paul’s AME Church. A windstorm in 2019 caused the roof to collapse and the west wall of the structure crumbled, but restoration efforts are aimed at restoring the church building with its “Alamo” resemblance. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Lampasas Heritage Foundation resurrects Fourth Street church

Erick Mitchell
Monday, December 8, 2025
The Lampasas Heritage Foundation is progressing with efforts to return a Fourth Street church to its former glory.In August, the nonprofit organization commenced work on restoring the church formerly known as St. Christopher’s Catholic Church and later St. Paul’s AME Church.

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Pierian Club Christmas
Monday, December 8, 2025
The 38th annual Pierian Christmas Concert will be today at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 402 S. Key Ave. Music will be provided by pianist Shannon Gallinger. Refreshments will be served afterward in the fellowship hall. Donations will be accepted for the Lampasas County Child Protective Services.

Jury duty canceled

News Staff
Monday, December 8, 2025
District Clerk Edith Wagner Harrison has announced that the jury trial for Dec. 15 has been canceled. Potential jurors do not need to report to the courthouse.

Lampasas still seeking new city manager

Hunter King
Monday, December 8, 2025
The search for a new city manager remains active, Lampasas officials said, after the recent resignation of Troy Hill.No interviews are being conducted at this time, according to interim city manager Erin Corbell Harrison who served as city manager prior to Hill.
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD LISD Facilities Planning Committee members look on as Superintendent Dr. Chane Rascoe presents possible bond propositions that included a new middle school campus and multi-purpose facility during Monday’s committee meeting.

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD LISD Facilities Planning Committee members look on as Superintendent Dr. Chane Rascoe presents possible bond propositions that included a new middle school campus and multi-purpose facility during Monday’s committee meeting.

Bond planning committee agrees to seek multi-purpose center for football, band

Erick Mitchell
Thursday, December 4, 2025
A new multi-purpose facility at Lampasas High School likely will be one of the big-ticket items, along with a new middle school campus, in a 2026 bond election.
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