Lamesa Press-Reporter
Chief responds to issues with stray dogs
Offered the opportunity to respond to the above letter, Lamesa Police Chief Josh Peterson provided the following.
FUTURE CLASSROOMS
These three pre-fabricated modules which arrived at Lamesa Middle School on Tuesday and will be put together to help provide classrooms this coming year after a portion of the main middle school building was damaged by water that poured in through the roof during the June 26 storm here. Sixth-graders are scheduled to take classes in the modular
Veterans of Comedy members brings laughs, music, magic
SNYDER – “No laugh left behind” is the motto of the Veterans of Comedy.
Survey supports no-build route
SEMINOLE – Residents have until the end of the month to voice their opinions on the proposed reliever routes for downtown Seminole. According to Kylan Francis, director of Transportation Planning and Development for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), 15 comments were submitted after the July 15 meeting; the majority of those were in opposition of the One-Way Pair Option.
BIDCorp buys Railto, plans to improve the former theater
BROWNFIELD – BIDCorp board members met July 19 for its monthly board meeting.
PRMC CEO urges residents to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine
ANDREWS – Permian Regional Medical Center (PRMC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Donny Booth said there is one probable solution to a slight uptick in virus cases experienced locally: Those who aren’t vaccinated should get the shot.
New Andrews nurse has ties to Lamesa
Brittany Vanzandt, an advanced practice registered nurse in Andrews, is beginning the next phase of her career. She celebrated the opening of her Vital Care Family Practice with a grand opening ribboncutting on Tuesday.
STORM AID
Benny Olivo (center) was pictured on the front page of the Lamesa Press-Reporter wading in water almost waist-deep after checking on his home on N. Main Ave. that was fl ooded from the severe storm which hit Lamesa on June 26. Olivo also was quoted in the newspaper as saying he and his family had basically lost everything to the fl ooding around the Lamesa Boys and Girls Club Lake. Seeing the photo and story, former Lamesa resident Walt Bray sent a $500 check which Press-Reporter Publisher Publisher Russel Skiles (left) presented Tuesday to Olivo and his wife Monica to assist them in recovering from the storm. Bray, who owned Bray Implement here for many years, is encouraging other current and former residents to also do whatever they can to assist the many residents here who were impacted by the storm. LPR photo