Memorials
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 5:00am
The Medical Arts Hospital Auxiliary has received a donation from Melody Young Breen in memory and honor of Jane Schwartz.
Lamesa
County, city sees rise in rebates
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 5:00am
Lamesa and Dawson County continued their winning streak with increased sales tax rebates received Monday from the Texas Comptroller’s Office in Austin.
TxDOT program urges motorists to ‘Drive Smart’
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 5:00am
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is urging motorists to make safety a priority when they’re behind the wheel, especially in areas where oil and gas activity often brings increased traffic and large trucks to rural areas and adjacent communities.
Rodeo Queen candidates working to sell tickets
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 5:00am
Three candidates are vying to become the new Lamesa Rodeo Queen.
New action by USDA provides more flexibility on cover crops
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 5:00am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a change to prevented-planting provisions for crop insurance that benefits farmers, ranchers and the climate, according to RMA.
USDA opens CRP Grasslands signup
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 5:00am
Agricultural producers and landowners in Texas can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup until Aug. 20.
Cotton school scheduled Aug. 2-12
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 5:00am
Texas Tech University’s Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute, in conjunction with the Lubbock Cotton Exchange, will host the 40th session of the Texas International Cotton School from Aug. 2-12.
Space shots and crumbling cookies
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 5:00am
If only life could be as simple as that Blue Bell ice cream delivery guy’s view of his job. It seems to take simplicity to another level. “I eat all I can and sell the rest.” That’s what the ad says, as company leadership leans on the old saying about life being a “cinch by the inch and hard by the yard.”
Still lost in the move
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 5:00am
I’m not sure when a house becomes a home, but I don’t think we’re quite there yet.
Visiting some of the same land Dr. Livingstone explored
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 5:00am
David Livingstone came to Africa in the 1840s and returned multiple times until his death in 1873. He was at first a worker in a cotton mill in Scotland, then trained as a doctor, joined a missionary society hoping to go to China but went to Africa instead.