Last week, the Lady Badger volleyball team held its banquet to close out the 2023 season. Six team awards were given out: the Battlin’ Badger award, the Defensive Specialist, Best Blocker, Best Hitter, Best Server and Most Valuable Player.

A variance request during last week’s Lampasas County Commissioners Court meeting for a small recreational-vehicle park led to further discussion over the unregulated growth of RV parks within the county.

The Lampasas County Museum will charge $15 this year for tickets to the Holiday Tour of Homes, its annual fundraiser. The Dispatch Record was given an incorrect price previously.

The report from the Nov. 15 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows.

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The Kempner City Council OK’d four resolutions during last Tuesday’s regular meeting for grants that will provide the Kempner Police Department with new equipment. Also during the meeting, council members heard a presentation regarding a potential interlocal agreement between the city and Lampasas County.

Lampasas High School students in the construction technology program are set to begin building the first of two tiny home projects this month. LHS has received some trusses and concrete blocks to begin laying the foundations for the tiny homes.

Arbor Day looks with promise toward a future filled with trees, and celebrates all the ways trees enrich our lives and stabilize the environment. In Texas, Arbor Day first was celebrated in Temple on Feb.

Lampasas County Friends of the Night Sky has recognized Cattles Pharmacy for its part in maintaining dark skies in the city. The business operates its outside lights on a timer that runs them from dusk to dawn. The recessed fixtures under the canopy illuminate the walkways and side of the building, providing an efficient use of light. Co-owner Kevin George is pictured here with pharmacy technicians Halen Ybarra, left, and Erin Eicher.