Lamesa Press-Reporter
Elia Dora Lopez
Funeral mass for Elia Dora Lopez, 86, of Lamesa will be held Monday, August 23, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St.
Jeremy Joel Valdez
A Catholic funeral mass service will be celebrated for Jeremy Joel Valadez, age 34, of Montgomery, TX., and formerly of O’Donnell, TX., at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, August 23, 2021 at St.
Hospital eyes tax increase
Dawson County Hospital District (DCHD) board members voted 3-2 Tuesday to increase the preliminary tax rate for the 2021-2022 fiscal year by eight cents amid concerns of a COVID-19 surge and in preparation for an unknown future.
More here get COVID, vaccine
Active COVID-19 cases here continue to increase, and the number of local residents who are fully vaccinated is creeping upward as well.
Shots fired nearby prompt lockdown
Lamesa’s middle school campus went into lockdown status on just the second day of classes for the fall semester as a precaution while police investigated a shooting incident just a few blocks west of the school.
Demolition ordered for downtown duo
Two buildings across the street from the courthouse on the north side of the downtown square are now slated for demolition after action Tuesday by the Lamesa City Council.
Council grants extension for housing development
With a deadline looming to get construction started on the planned Vista Park housing project here, the developer on Tuesday asked members of the Lamesa City Council to give him some more time.