Police Blotter
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
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Hide and seek (or hi-in-see)
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
Hide-and-seek has changed at our house, as many things change when you progress from being nearly 2 to nearly 2-and-a-half. That is the case of our granddaughter.
Amazon goes big in Texas with new facility at Waco
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
Amazon delivered good economic news, announcing plans for a 700,000-squarefoot distribution center and warehouse in Waco.
LHS students create and donate bench to City
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
There’s a short history of a white-washed cushioned bench that came from an idea before materializing to a special spot in city hall.
City landfill shifts to winter hours
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
With the end of daylight savings time, the City of Lamesa will shift next week to winter hours for the city landfill.
Hospitals no longer accepting PRMC critical care patients
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
ANDREWS - The area’s major hospitals are on diversion plans for critical care due to less open beds, which means they cannot accept transfer patients from Permian Regional Medical Center (PRMC), hospital board members learned at Thursday’s meeting. Hospitals in Odessa, Midland and Lubbock are among those on diversion.
City limits outdoor gatherings
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
BROWNFIELD - Brownfield Mayor Geronimo Gonzales signed a new proclamation for the city on Thursday morning limiting the gathering of people in outdoor spaces due to the rapid rise of the coronavirus in Terry County and Brownfield.
UPS retiree discovers dream job owning 1917 historic hotel
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
SEAGRAVES – After 27 years, Maryland native Gareth Denham took on a temporary office job at Birdson Peanuts during harvest upon retirement from the UPS. That was in 2016, and for the next four years Denham continued his yearly trips to West Texas to work for Birdsong during the peanut harvest.
Students utilize two repaired greenhouses for school lessons
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
SNYDER – Snyder High School has begun repair work on two greenhouses the school district bought recently.