Independence celebration drawing near
Sun, 06/26/2022 - 12:00am
Lamesa’s annual Fourth of July festivities are scheduled for the evening of July 3 at Forrest Park.
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ENJOYING THE DAY
Sun, 06/26/2022 - 12:00am
Participants in the local Juneteenth celebrations last weekend enjoy spending time relaying in Hollis-Carver Park. LPR photo
Police Blotter
Sun, 06/26/2022 - 12:00am
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
County budget session on slate
Sun, 06/26/2022 - 12:00am
A workshop on development of the county budget for the 2023 fiscal year is on the agenda for Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Dawson County Commissioners Court.
A TASTE OF OLD ENGLAND
Sun, 06/26/2022 - 12:00am
Mary Poppins and Bert, the key characters in the well-known story of “Mary Poppins” set in England in 1910, lead a group of children across the brick streets of Lamesa on Thursday afternoon. The group was preparing for the opening night of “Mary Poppins” being performed on stage by the Lamesa Community Players. The show runs through Tuesday, but as of mid-afternoon Friday there were only two tickets available for Sunday and four for Tuesday. Monday’s performance was already sold out, according to director Tana Howard. LCP photo
New EMS facility back on agenda for hospital district board meeting
Sun, 06/26/2022 - 12:00am
Construction of a new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) facility, annexation of land where the station will be built, and election of officers to serve on the board are all on the agenda for the Dawson County Hospital District’s board of directors.
OISD board to consider limited appraisal value
Sun, 06/26/2022 - 12:00am
Applications for limiting the appraised value on a pair of proposed solar energy projects take up most of the agenda for the O’Donnell school board’s regular meeting Tuesday.
O’Donnell rodeo set July 7-9
Sun, 06/26/2022 - 12:00am
The Biggest Little Rodeo in Texas is coming to O’Donnell July 7-9 at the rodeo arena on Hwy. 87.
Airport board to meet
Sun, 06/26/2022 - 12:00am
Members of the Lamesa Municipal Airport board of directors are scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Thursday in the terminal building of the airport.
AISD’s overall recapture amount approaches $400M
Sun, 06/26/2022 - 12:00am
ANDREWS – Values are way up this year in Andrews County, which means one thing is certain for Andrews Independent School District’s (AISD) maintenance and operations (M&O) tax collection: a much larger chunk will be removed for state recapture.