Dawson County residents, business owners and others impacted by the severe storm here on June 26 now have some extra time to report their damages to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM).
Dawson County apparently won’t be seeing any budget relief this year in the cost of keeping local prisoners locked up while awaiting trial.
Lamesa FFA member Sagen Oaks, age 15, placed fourth in junior prepared public speaking during the 93rd Texas FFA Convention held recently in Fort Worth.
Norma Dumais, owner of the Domino’s restaurant that will soon be going up on N. Dallas Ave. in Lamesa, speaks Monday morning during a groundbreaking ceremony hosted by the Lamesa Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) and Lamesa Economic Alliance Project (LEAP). Dumais said the plan is to have the restaurant open this coming December. Shown behind her are LEDC and LEAP board members (from left) Dore Rodriquez, Scott Leonard and Bobby Gonzales. LPR photo
When the annual rodeo opens next month it will include the crownding of a new Lamesa Rodeo Queen.
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
Most of the Dawson school board’s recent monthly meeting in Welch featured discussion on various items of business.
The student code of conduct and the dress code are among the items on the agenda for the O’Donnell school board meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the board room at 400 Small Street.
There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.” Erma Bombeck I find it appropriately appropriate that the introductory quote for this column comes from the person who inspired my writing. Erma was funny, but she was wise as well.
The Texas Workforce Commission released June employment figures that showed Texas employers added nearly 56,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5%.
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