Thee out of the four local governmental entities – City of Lamesa, Lamesa Independent School District and Dawson County Hospital District – all have elections scheduled this coming May. Mesa Underground Water Conservation District will not have an election this year, since it only holds board elections in even-numbered years. The first day that eligible candidates may file for any of the positions that will be up for election is next Wednesday, Jan. 16, and the filing period will end at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, according to the Secretary of State website. Information about each of those local elections follows: City Council election The ...