Past Year Was a Time For Growth in Lampasas

From economic development to efforts to improve phone and internet technology, 2017 was a busy year in Lampasas. Following is a summary of the year's news from the Lampasas Dispatch Record.

Austin Native Buys Keystone Hotel

Austin native Andy Fish buys Keystone Hotel in hopes of renovating the building mainly for private use, while preserving its most historic features.

Lampasas Career and Technical Education a Top Priority

Lampasas High School’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is off to a great start, with a number of classes filled with eager students...

Lampasas Gains Technology Jobs

The city’s economic development director has been working with companies to create Lampasas jobs -- including those in the technology sector. She is encouraged by results in the last several months.

City and AT&T Reach Solution for Phone and Internet Outages

LAMPASAS, Texas (KWTX) The city of Lampasas and AT&T are working toward a solution for service outages caused by fiber optic line cuts throughout the summer.

Wednesday, city officials and representatives from Scott Cosper’s office met with AT&T off...

Oils States Industry Expansion

Executives from Oil States Industries, Mayor Pro Tem of Lampasas and Director of Economic Development all digging in at the expansion unveiling.

Hancock Springs Pool Draws Tourists from Dallas

Dallas resident Stacy Breen is an intrepid explorer of local culture with an instinct for making nifty discoveries. She's contributing a weekly column on her cool finds.

City Aims for Internet Improvements

In response to multiple phone and internet service outages this year, city staff and the Lampasas Economic Development Corp. are working to select a company to assess Lampasas' telecommunication system and offer suggestions for improvements.

Family Medicine Clinic Tours - New Expansion

Family Medicine Clinic showed the public its new 12,000-squarefoot facility – which doctors said offers room for growth and new services for years to come.

Workforce Solutions of Central Texas Awards Luncheon

EDC Director Mandy Walsh joins Rep. Scott Cosper, Workforce Solutions COO Ken Cox and (retired) US Army CSM Frank Minosky at today's Workforce Solutions of Central Texas Awards Luncheon held at the Killeen Civic & Conference Center.

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