BROWNFIELD - People were wearing their masks as the Brownfield City Council met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, July 16.
SEMINOLE - A surge in COVID-19 cases throughout much of the state was responsible for Gov. Greg Abbott’s July 2 executive order requiring all Texans to wear a face-covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces. The mandate was issued for counties with 20 or more positive cases.
Lamesa firefighter Cary White directs a spray of water and foam on a mobile home that burned Tuesday afternoon at the In The Pines RV Park south of Lamesa. The house, owned by Ronnie Ray, was destroyed and both Ray and a caregiver lost all of their personal possessions in the fire. LPR photo by Russel Skiles
A second high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle by local law enforcement officers in less than three days ended without injuries or property damage here Sunday morning.
Lamesa Adoptable Pets, a new organization formed here to help find homes for abandoned or abused animals, will be hosting a microchip clinic for pets this coming Saturday.
A Catholic funeral mass service will be celebrated for Guadalupe C. Vasquez, age 72, of Lamesa at 10:00 a.m.
As Dawson County’s COVID count passed the 100 mark on Friday, Lamesa’s mayor made a passionate plea for everyone to remain respectful of each other about wearing or not wearing masks.
Kirby the Recycling Robot paid a visit to the Lamesa Boys and Girls Club this past Thursday to share the importance of recycling for the community.
Currently there are no active cases of COVID-19 among offender at the Preston E. Smith state prison unit here but the virus is believed to have been a contributing factor in the deaths of two inmates from the unit in recent months.
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