Lamesa 4-H members place in photography
Five Dawson County 4-H members captured awards in the recent district 4-H photography competition.
Five Dawson County 4-H members captured awards in the recent district 4-H photography competition.
Kenneth Leon Buchanan, 77, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
Lamesa firefighter Emilio Barrientes is framed by burned boards as he uses a pole to pull up parts of a storage building which was destroyed by a fire in the 600 block of S. 5th St. on Saturday morning. Located at the same site as a fire which destroyed a house last year, Saturday’s blaze also engulfed a vehicle and killed some chickens which were caged just a few feet away in the neighbor’s back yard. LPR photo by Russel Skiles
What originally was planned as an an interim position is turning into a full-time job for Josh Peterson.
One new case of COVID-19 in Dawson County has been reported by the South Plains Public Health District.
An eight-foot-tall wooden carving of Lamesa High School’s Golden Tornado mascot was erected Wednesday morning in front of the high school. Carved from a Douglas Fir tree, the tornado is painted gold and stands on a base carved with the school’s GT emblem. Superintendent Jim Knight said the carving is being dedicated to the graduating class of 2020 and will become a permanent feature at the school. Cam Dockery of Whitharral, whose carvings can be found in 49 U.S. states and several foreign countries, completed the carving in about two days. LPR photo
It won’t be exactly like graduation ceremonies here in past years but members of Lamesa High School Class of 2020 will still get the opportunity to walk across the stage and get their diplomas.
Last Thursday’s regular monthly meeting of the Dawson County Hospital District’s board of directors concluded with somewhat of a changing of the guard as far as the board is concerned.
Two juveniles were taken into custody after police recovered a stolen vehicle and firearm during an incident Tuesday morning at the Stripes convenience store in the 400 block of N. Lynn Ave., according interim Lamesa Police Chief Josh Peterson.
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department during the past few days:
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