Thanks largely to a donation of land and funding from two grants, the Lynn County Hospital District (LCHD) now has a new home for its Family Wellness Clinic in O’Donnell.
With COVID-19 still a threat, parents may be tempted to leave a child in the vehicle while they run into the store. Leaving a child in a vehicle, which can quickly heat up, is always a dangerous idea — even if it is for a very short time.
We are living in a serious world. Many of us thought it couldn’t get any worse than COVID and then all heck broke lose. I’m not going to write about this seriousness. Others have already explained things much more eloquently than I ever could.
As Tropical Storm Cristobal moved north in the Gulf of Mexico from the Yucatan Peninsula toward Louisiana, the weather system’s potential impact on East Texas grew and Gov. Greg Abbott on June 5 addressed the situation in a news conference.
The annual Major League Baseball draft will be held this week.
After seeing this past high school sports season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most area coaches are excited about the UIL’s spring training which got underway this week.
Lamesa firefighter Paul Sanchez (center) and Ackerly firefighter Jody Howard (right) watch as Ackerly’s Peter Enns sprays water to control flames spreading across the ground as a blaze engulfs a house about six miles east of Lamesa on Tuesday afternoon. Two houses and a small shed were destroyed but firefighters helped save four other houses at that location.
Madisyn Ruiz, who graduated last week from Lamesa High School, has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the $2,000 Buckel-Kiwanis Club Scholarship.
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