Lamesa Press-Reporter
Water District to consider requests
Well permits, property values and a management plan will be among the business facing board members of the Mesa Underground Water Conservation District this week.
Where mats don’t welcome
Before football coaches have gone any distance in the minefield-laden careers they’ve chosen, they learn that the welcome mat – so warmly extended before their first game – often is jerked away before there’s time to leave a footprint.
Our personal ranch rodeo left church-goers in shock
We spent that Saturday years ago working cattle, and took the calves we were weaning to my Grandpa Roy’s house. Grandpa lived about 10 feet outside the Lamesa city limits, so he basically built a ranch right there and kept anything he wanted.
Bake-off set for July 4th
Lucy’s Flour Shop owner and baker Matthew Hernandez is famous for his brownies, pineapple upside down cake, German cake and chocolate chip cookies with pecans.
Fund established for Matador tornado victims
Community Foundation of West Texas (CFWT) has launched the Matador Tornado Relief Fund.
USDA reminds Texas producers to file crop acreage reports
Agricultural producers in Texas who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) service center before the applicable deadline.
Nominees sought for Cotton Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks nominations of domestic cotton producers from Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, and importers of cotton and cotton-containing products for positions on The Cotton Board.
More than 1 million acres accepted for CRP program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 1 million acres in this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup.