Technically the $21 million budget, approved by Lamesa Independent School District board of trustees in a special meeting Thursday evening, is a balanced one, but it does have a $250,000 deficit as part of a contingency plan.
Lydia Aguilar, 44, was born and raised in Lamesa. She got married here. It is where she also bore three children and where they grew up.
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
Almost three-fourths of the tax revenue collected by the Klondike school district this coming year will go directly to the state, Superintendent Steve McLaren said after the school board approved both a new tax rate and budget during a special meeting Thursday evening.
Dawson school board members are expected to adopt the school’s 2020-2021 budget and tax rate during a pair of meetings Monday evening at the school in Welch.
They say, “Art imitates Life.” No truer words could have been spoken, and meant.
Don Newbury is taking a break from writing new columns until September but has provided a few “old favorites” to use during the interim. This one originally was published in August of 2008.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice at the Preston E. Smith Unit is looking at hiring a few good correctional officers.
Lamesa firefighters attack flames pouring out of a Honda Accord about 7 p.m. Friday at the intersection of S. 8th St. and Elgin Ave. The vehicle was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived at the scene. LPR photo
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