_ On May 14, 1796, Edward Jenner, an English country doctor, gave the first vaccination against smallpox to 8-year-old James Phipps. While he did not discover vaccination, he was the first person to confer scientific status on the procedure and to pursue its scientific investigation. His work is widely considered the foundation of immunology.
The polling locations for this Saturday’s elections for Lamesa school board and city council races have been relocated.
Members of the Dawson County Commissioners Court took no action after meeting Tuesday with two representatives of a firm seeking a tax abatement for a proposed energy storage facility here.
Klondike FFA’s string of success in spring Career Development Events (CDE) competition is continuing, with two teams qualifying to advance to the national level from state competition last week.
O’Donnell High School theater students are heading to Austin to compete at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) state level competitions with their One-Act Play, “ Silent Sky.”
The community is invited to attend a National Day of Prayer service from noon until 1 p.m. Thursday at The Courtyard in Lamesa’s downtown area.
Rebecca Castillo and her family are rebuilding their lives after an arson fire destroyed just about everything they owned.
A two-vehicle collision north of Midland on Monday afternoon resulted in the death of a Lamesa woman.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
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