The Lampasas Veterans of Foreign Wars and Lampasas Community Kitchen are partnering for to hold their Second Annual Veterans Day/Thanksgiving meal. Organizers said they welcome donations.

Normandy Beach, Midway, Baghdad, Fallujah. When I hear these names a bell sounds in my mind, tolling for both the fallen and the survivors.

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Lampasas City Council named Ashleigh Opachen the Misti Talbert Community Champion for October. Through doLampasas, Opachen connected businesses and the community with the Love Thy Neighbor Day. At the Oct. 23 council meeting, Mayor Herb Pearce said of Opachen: “She allows God to work through her business and her personal life to shine the light on others.”

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Veterans Day has a special meaning not only for retired and veteran armed service members but also for those who still serve. Phillip Rodriguez, arena team leader at 5 Hills Cowboy Church in Kempner, said on this holiday, he likes to appreciate those he’s served with.

Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge John Gauntt presiding over the day’s hearings. Defendant Jacob Robert Easter of Lampasas was sentenced to six years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for violating a bond/ protective order-assault/ stalking.

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.

The Kempner Water Supply Corp. announced Wednesday it has reduced drought restrictions down to stage 3.

The city of Kempner will honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces with a special program on Saturday. The Veterans Day ceremony at Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park will begin at 11 a.m.