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LMS releases honor roll
Lamesa Middle School honor roll students have been announced for the first nine-week grading period.
Police make arrest in old murder case
Tommy Joe Manuel, Jr. charged in 2009 death of Willie Butler
School officers to get AR-15s
Police Lieutenant Eddie Rocha, School Resource Officer (SRO) supervisor, addresses school board members Thursday about the need to arm the four SROs with AR-15 assault rifles. The high power weapons could be utilized in the event an armed intruder attacks a school facility, students and school staff, he said.
Early voting opens Monday
Only one contested local race on ballot for general election
Bond election at Ackerly on proposed new school facility
Voters residing in the Sands school district at Ackerly can vote early starting Monday on an $85-million school bond package.
Seven candidates vying for three seats on Klondike board
Early voting will begin Monday in the Klondike school board race which has seven candidates seeking three positions up for election on Nov. 8.
Three seeking vacant spot on O’Donnell school board
Residents living in the O’Donnell school district can begin voting early in the race for a school board seat, as well as for state and county elections.
Board no longer on camera
There was one noticeable thing missing from the Lamesa school board’s meeting Thursday night: a camera attached to the ceiling to broadcast the board’s meetings.
New hospital CEO could be named
The Dawson County Hospital District’s two-month search for a new chief executive officer (CEO) could end Tuesday.