Stories of gasoline price wars were common in Texas around 1960, when regular gas sold sometimes for 10.9 cents per gallon. Competition for college biology teachers, however, wasn’t all that common.
You know you’re no longer in Kansas when you notice the food and eating habits found in other countries.
The broken branches and tree limbs collected from residents’ yards and city parks after the July storm here are now piles of mulch waiting to be taken off the city’s hands.
Premier Automotive is expanding its presence in Lamesa.
Despite much lower traffic levels around Texas schools due to the pandemic, there were still hundreds of crashes in school zones last year. So as millions of Texas students return to class, the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to watch out for kids walking and biking to school to keep everyone safe.
Agricultural land values in the U.S. are increasing at a rate not seen in nearly a decade.
Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to assist with the cost of receiving or maintaining organic certification. Applications for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) are due Nov. 1, 2021.
The Cotton Board recently held its 2021 Annual Meeting, in-person, in Durham, N.C, along with Cotton Incorporated’s board of directors. This is the first in-person meeting for both boards since March 2020.
Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chips, cookies and sodas were distributed to customers lining up at Focused Care at Lamesa on Friday. Staff members prepared the meals in an effort to raise funds for the Dawson County Senior Citizens Center’s Meals on Wheels program. Staff hoped to sell 150 meals. LPR photo
After their regular meeting scheduled last week had to be canceled for lack of a quorum, directors of the Mesa Underground Water District will try again to meet this coming week.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
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