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Lampasas Public Library celebrates big goal 18112c
Ellis Argo, the 1,000th Lampasas-area signee for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, sits on a stool to the left of a cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton. Millie Baker, the first local signee, sits to the right of Parton. Families were at the library Monday to celebrate the reading program’s success…
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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.JUNE 9Travis John Martin, 28, of Goldthwaite, was arrested on a…
Crash into utility pole causes traffic problems in Kempner 5z6vj
Traffic along U.S. Highway 190 was stalled for four hours in Kempner on Wednesday morning after a motorist crashed into a utility pole.Police Chief Heriberto Rodriguez said Kempner Police Department officers on the scene indicated the driver, 20-year-old Nuria Esmeralda Herrera of Fort Cavazos,…
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Lampasas County 27th District Court convened last week with Judge Debbie Garrett presiding over the day’s hearings.Defendant Thomas Luther Workman of Copperas Cove entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated-third or more and pleaded true to the prior charges. Workman was…
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We would like to help get your group’s event(s) listed in the Dispatch Record Calendar. The listing of community events and meetings is free.Calendar items must be in writing. Email to news@lampasas. com, or mail to: Calendar Lampasas Dispatch Record P.O. Box 631 Lampasas, TX 76550Details also may…
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Lampasas County Farm Bureau Director Janet Machen, back center, recently met with Lampasas High School FFA officers to acquaint them with educational, leadership and scholarship opportunities offered by Texas Farm Bureau and Lampasas County Farm Bureau.
Kempner City Council declines to new budget for appraisal district 3k4t39
The only piece of action in Tuesday’s Kempner City Council meeting was a resolution against the proposed 2026 Lampasas Central Appraisal District Budget.The measure ed 3-1. Place 4 Councilman Dan Long was absent from the proceedings due to illness.Previously, the Kempner City Council received a…
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Benefit slated for Lampasas wife, mother after her recent cancer diagnosis 6m4s5p
Community have organized a benefit for a Lampasas woman fighting a cancer diagnosis.On March 3, Teresa Sanchez – a 56-year Lampasas resident, wife and mother – received a Stage 2 diagnosis of invasive ductile carcinoma. Lampasans have rallied around the Sanchez family to them with a…
Recent St. Mary’s University School of Law graduate Carson Faith Wienecke of Lometa, center, was named a 2025 All-American Appellate Advocate by the National Association of Legal Advocacy, the first recipient in the law school’s history and one of only 20 awarded nationally. Pictured with her are A.J. Bellido de Luna, St. Mary’s University School of Law Assistant Dean for Advocacy and Conflict Resolution Programs, and St. Mary's School of Law Dean Patricia Roberts. COURTESY PHOTO
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Carson Faith Wienecke, a May 2025 graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, was named an Academic All-American Appellate Advocate by the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators during St. Mary’s recent awards ceremony.The prestigious award is presented to only 20…
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The Lampasas High School Class of 1980 will gather on the patio (indoors) at Putters & Gutters Fun Center, 2341 South U.S. Highway 281 in Lampasas, on July 12 from 12:30-3 p.m.Everyone is on their own for food and alcoholic beverages. Water and tea will be available.Please the class…
LCHEC seeks funding for wireman program u14i
The Lampasas County Higher Education Center is eying funds to develop a lab for its residential wireman course that is yet to get off the ground.The residential wireman class will focus on the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical systems in homes and small residential buildings. The…
Proposed smoke shop draws criticism at Lampasas City Council meeting 4z103b
Councilwoman Cathy Kuehne and Mayor Herb Pearce questioned whether a smoke shop should qualify for a special-use permit to open at 501 S. Key Ave. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
Lampasas City Council echoed concerns about a special-use permit to establish a smoke shop…
Lometa prepares to host fireworks event 1g4o3v
The city of Lometa plans to offer its popular fireworks event on July 5, and it is seeking volunteers to help coordinate the celebration. file photo
The city of Lometa is gearing up for its July 5 fireworks block party at the Lometa Regional Park.…
Commissioners Court places interlocal fire agreement on hold y526p
Lampasas County Commissioners Court opted in Monday’s short meeting to hold off on an interlocal…
Lampasas Public Library celebrates big goal 18112c
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
Ellis Argo, the 1,000th Lampasas-area signee for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, sits on a stool to the left of a cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton. Millie Baker, the first local signee, sits to the right of Parton. Families were at the library Monday to celebrate the reading program’s success and to recognize the donor family who made the Imagination Library possible in Lampasas County.
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MOONLIGHT SWIMHancock Park Free-Flow Swim Area will offer a Moonlight Swim Saturday from 7-10 p.m. Entry fee is $5 per person. Season es do not apply for…
LCHEC seeks funding for wireman program u14i
Erick Mitchell
The Lampasas County Higher Education Center is eying funds to develop a lab for its residential wireman course that is yet to get off the ground.The…
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Class Of 1980
The Lampasas High School Class of 1980 will gather on the patio (indoors) at Putters & Gutters Fun Center, 2341 South U.S. Highway 281 in Lampasas, on July…
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Lady Badgers see first summer league action
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The Lady Badger basketball team hosted the first summer league games of the month when they played Copperas Cove and Goldthwaite last week.Two Lampasas teams…
Football team hosts Jarrell for more 7-on-7 1e6047
Jaden McElwain plants his foot to juke out a Jarrell defender last Thursday afternoon. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD
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Last Thursday afternoon, the Jarrell Cougars came over to Lampasas for some summer 7-on-7 football action.The two teams competed in several 15-minute running…
Badger basketball returns to Georgetown summer league 1w1k4z
Badger basketball returns to Georgetown summer league
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BY HUNTER KINGDISPATCH RECORDThe Lampasas basketball team traveled to Georgetown on Monday for the second week of summer league competition.The Badgers were…
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Browning Garden Club begins beautification project in Kempner 3gx4w
Browning Community Garden Club have placed decorative planters in the flower bed at the Kempner Volunteer Fire Department building as part of a beautification project in honor of National Garden Week. COURTESY PHOTO
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of the Browning Community Garden Club got a head start on National Garden week recently when they began a beautification project at the Kempner…
The 1,000th Lampasas County child signs up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library 6y6i2q
Tyler Byrd and his sister Elizabeth Byrd pose for a photo with the plaque honoring their late parents, Becky and Larry Hart. A donation from Elizabeth in honor of her parents helped launch the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in Lampasas in 2021. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
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The Lampasas Public Library celebrated its 1000th signee for the local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program with a party on Monday.The program, which…
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In the June 10 edition of the Dispatch Record, information provided to the newspaper about the location of the Lometa Lions Club ceremony to honor a…
