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ARRESTS

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
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.

DISTRICT COURT

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge Debbie Garrett presiding over the day’s hearings.Defendant Hunter Walker Lee Biddy of Lampasas had a status review on a charge of assault of a public servant. The judge signed an extension of 60 days for the case.
New Lampasas Middle School Principal James Allison, pictured inside the current LMS facility, said he is excited to help shape the future campus that will be enabled by a recent bond. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

New Lampasas Middle School Principal James Allison, pictured inside the current LMS facility, said he is excited to help shape the future campus that will be enabled by a recent bond. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Allison preps for first year as LMS principal

Erick Mitchell
Monday, July 27, 2026
When James Allison walked across the Lampasas High School graduation stage in 1997, he was certain of one thing: he was never coming back. Little did he know what life had in store for him.
Across Lampasas County, the inventory of homes for sale easily outweighs the demand for properties, creating a buyer’s market. METRO CREATIVE GRAPHICS

Across Lampasas County, the inventory of homes for sale easily outweighs the demand for properties, creating a buyer’s market. METRO CREATIVE GRAPHICS

More homes, fewer sales push

Erick Mitchell
Monday, July 27, 2026
After seeing a seller’s market in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Lampasas and Lampasas County are currently experiencing a buyer’s market.

BRIEFLY

News Staff
Monday, July 27, 2026
CLOSURE ON WEST FIRST STREET A portion of West First Street from Steele to Landon Drive has been closed to traffic due to a failed drainage culvert.

Ag business start-up course begins Aug. 17

News Staff
Monday, July 27, 2026
The “Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch” online course is set for Aug. 17 through Nov. 8. The curriculum targets new landowners, those inheriting land or those looking to start a new agricultural operation on an existing ranch.

District clerk prevails in civil case

News Staff
Monday, July 27, 2026
A civil case that involved District Clerk Edith Wagner Harrison has been dismissed.Dib Waldrip, presiding judge of the Third Administrative Judicial Region, issued his ruling last Wednesday in a matter between Shaleah Stevens – a former employee of the district clerk’s office – and Harrison.
stephen biles | texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service An adult pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summervillei) is shown up close on a blade of grass.

stephen biles | texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service An adult pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summervillei) is shown up close on a blade of grass.

New invasive pest threatens ag industry

Gail Lowe
Monday, July 27, 2026
As Texas ranchers and agriculture officials work to address the re-emergence of the New World screwworm that devastated cattle herds in the past, a new invasive parasite has been identified that also threatens the state’s agriculture industry.
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