For someone who attended Lamesa High School, but graduated elsewhere, Sammy Sanchez is still an important fixture within the local school district.For 12 years he’s been part of the district’s transportation department. He’s also the district’s official commercial vehicle state inspector.It’s part of his job to ensure buses are running safely, drivers are trained and everything meets the state’s criteria.“What makes me different from other school districts is that I get to work in the shop,” Sanchez said. “In bigger school districts, they just work in the office.”He was the transportation department’s shop foreman for a few years before taking ...