With the heat wave pushing temperatures above 100 across the state, Texas livestock producers are reminded to maintain the water supplies and water quality their animals rely upon.
•On July 24, 1567, during her imprisonment at Lochleven Castle in Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate in favor of her 1-year-old son, later crowned King James VI of Scotland. In 1542, while just 6 days old, Mary had ascended to the Scottish throne upon the death of her father, King James V.
A crowd of youngsters and adults converged on Forrest Park Monday afternoon for a foam party. Dawson County Public Library staff and supporters put on the bubbly celebration as part of its annual Summer Reading Club program. Youngsters enjoyed a deluge of soap bubbles, music and beach balls as a great way to cool off from the summer heat. LPR photo
Continuing to seek options for housing an overflow population of county jail inmates, county officials on Tuesday approved yet another contract to house local prisoners elsewhere.
Facing cutting costs and increasing fees to the bare minimum to reduce a $201,000 deficit, Lamesa City Council members confronted the need for more landfill space during a workshop Monday night on the 2022-2023 budget.
The Dawson County elections administrator’s office will be moving this fall to a new location on the west side of the downtown square.
More employee holidays, new chairs for the council chamber and equipment for city departments are all on administrators’ wish list submitted to Lamesa City Council members.
Lamesa police are investigating a trio of breakins which occurred at Lamesa auto sales companies sometime late Sunday night or early Monday morning.
Lamesa City Council members agreed in a special meeting Monday to contract with an area company for inspection services.
A Big Times Bubbles worker aims a soapy suds-making machine above the heads of excited youngsters attending a foam party Monday afternoon at Forrest Park as part of the public library’s annual reading program. LPR photo
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