It’s going to be a little easier for Dawson County jailers to keep track of who they have behind bars in the county jail in real time.
For the most part, handshakes, backslaps, hugs and teardrops--some joyously wept from grateful souls who achieved much, and some from others who barely sneaked by to graduate--now are part of history. In bygone years, school superintendents and university presidents considered graduation events to be successful if everyone left venues in the same state of health and well-being as when they entered.
What was the first National Park? Yellowstone. Where is that Park? Wyoming.
Recently, our family laid to rest a man affectionately known as “Papoe Dean” to our great-granddaughters. He was a hardworking farmer and rancher that raised two boys. He taught them hard work through taking care of cattle, planting and harvesting crops, fixing machinery and daily chores.
Anthony “JR” Trevino, Jr., son of Anthony and Lydia Trevino, successfully completed Marine Corps boot camp training in San Diego, Calif.
Several weeks ago, county workers applied crushed asphalt onto the small roadways and a main entrance to the Dawson County Cemetery.
Dawson County’s Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) rating has gone up, but it’s still in better shape than other counties.
Highway 176 between here and Andrews could find itself somewhat busier in the coming week with Lamesa’s Cal Ripken Youth Baseball League sending teams to their annual district tournaments at Andrews.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
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