Electric Superintendent Micah Harry still enjoys getting out on the job with his crew and working the lines. COURTESY PHOTO
June Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 16% $383,372 Copperas Cove up 5% $642,358 Evant down 7% $7,961 Gatesville up 4% $268,755 Goldthwaite up 2% $52,126 Hamilton down 1% $71,300 Kempner down 7% $19,967 Lampasas up 3% $236,099 Lometa up 24% $11,525 Marble Falls up 4% $1,166,910 San Saba up 6% $57,822 June sales tax allocations to area cities were generally positive, with only Kempner, Evant and Hamilton posting declines for the month. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD The 2026-2027 school district budget will need to include some money for repairs at Badger Field, which Superintendent Dr. Chane Rascoe said may make it tough to provide across-theboard pay raises for staff. Currently a deficit of close to $1.1 million is projected for the next fiscal year.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
With more than $750,000 in cuts through attrition, Lampasas ISD hopes its new fiscal-year budget looks more balanced than the one school board members approved in August.Last year, the Lampasas Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted its 2025-2026 FY budget with a $3 million deficit.
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COURTESY PHOTO Bailey Gutierrez took 11th place in Extemporaneous Public Speaking at the Texas FFA State Public Speaking Contest held recently at Tarleton State University. She is a Lampasas FFA chapter member.
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FILE PHOTO Dax Brookreson is back in Badger blue as a middle school coach.
Tonight, the Texas Elderly Brothers will headline the Gatesville Country Hall of Fame show. COURTESY PHOTO
COURTESY PHOTO Julie Ripple of Lampasas, at left, and Janice Kliza of Kempner took second place out of 28 teams who competed June 13 in the first-ever Badger 42 Tournament.
Pot-a-peno is a compact, high-yielding jalapeño pepper variety bred for growing in containers and hanging baskets. COURTESY PHOTO | ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
