The selling of fireworks got underway on Monday and local residents already are making purchases. Many families and individuals plan to set off fireworks in celebration of the Fourth of July next Thursday, and that tradition is as old as the U.S. itself. Those who launch fireworks, however, should consider the law of the land, their own safety and that of others, as well as the mess fireworks can leave behind. “I want everyone to have a good time, but don’t shoot off fireworks inside the city because that is a total disregard for the law,” Lamesa Fire Chief Larry Duyck said. “With the ...