Starting Aug. 17, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) is set to begin construction on a $23.9 million project designed to improve roadway conditions on US 180/SH 137 in Lamesa. Additionally, safety improvements will be made to Loop 76/ Business 87 in O’donnell. Hired as the project contractor is Allen Butler construction, INC of Lubbock.
After coming off one of the largest surges in new cases last weekend, Dawson County reported to have only 4 new COVID-19 cases confirmed as of Aug. 13.
LISD’s Student Nutrition Team has been working hard to prepare meals and develop safety protocols that align with the school district’s planned practices.
The county is in the final stages of developing its budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Don Newbury is taking a break from writing new columns until September but has provided a few “old favorites” to use during the interim. This one originally was published in August of 2007.
I was headed out for my daily hike. There was thunder in the distance.
Often I engage with people in conversations about God and the Bible. Many times I do not know where they stand with God until we begin talking.
Voters in the Klondike school district will be deciding the fate of an $8-million bond proposal when they go to the polls on Nov. 3.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced changes for emergency haying and grazing use of acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that organic producers and handlers can apply for federal funds to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic certification through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). Applications for eligible certification expenses paid between Oct. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 2020, are due Oct. 31, 2020.
P.O. Box 710
Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177