For someone who attended Lamesa High School, but graduated elsewhere, Sammy Sanchez is still an important fixture within the local school district.
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
County Judge Foy O’Brien wasn’t happy at all when it came to one item on the agenda Tuesday for the Dawson County Commissioners Court.
A revised curfew for minors will be considered by Lamesa City Council members when they meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 601 S. 1st Street.
Plans have been announced for a horizontal oil drilling venture almost 10 miles northwest of Lamesa.
Store manager Eleanor Cantu wields the large scissors to cut a ribbon Thursday morning marking the official grand opening of the Burkes Outlet store here, which actually opened its doors last Monday. Filling the space left vacant in the Pioneer Square Shopping Center when Bealls pulled out a few years ago, Burkes Outlet offers a variety of merchandise ranging from clothes and shoes to children’s toys, home accents, and beauty accessories. A longtime Lamesa resident, Cantu managed the Bealls store here for about 10 years and has been working with Burkes Outlet in various locations during the past year. Joining Cantu and her Burkes Outlet employees – including three who previously worked with her at Bealls – were Burkes officials from other stores and representatives of the Lamesa Area Chamber of Commerce and Lamesa Economic Development.
SNYDER – The city council unanimously voted to propose a tax rate of 0.4443 per $100 valuation for the fiscal year 2022-2023 at Monday’s meeting.
Extension agent urges caution in boosting irrigation on cotton
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released a crop production report Friday, saying U.S. cotton production is forecast at 12.6 million 480-pound bales, down 28 percent from 2021.
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