Grady school principal Gary Jones beat out two other contenders for the Dawson Independent School District (DISD) superintendent job left vacant by Layne Sheets last month.
Five years after first considering a new site for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff and ambulances, Dawson County Hospital District (DCHD) board members finally put that $2.8 million plan into action during a special meeting last Thursday.
An electrical power outage Tuesday morning resulted in canceled high school classes, Medical Arts Clinic and 1,497 electrical customers temporarily left in the dark, and state-mandated exams postponed at both North Elementary and Middle School.
The Lamesa Area Chamber of Commerce has changed the date and time for its second annual Senior Parade due to a conflict with high school sports.
Lamesa City Council has a new mayor pro-tem. After three of their own took the oath of office Tuesday, the council then decided who got to serve a year in the second highest office on the council.
Two local university students were among 1,200 students named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s Honor Roll at Abilene Christian University.
SNYDER – Authorities captured one of the state’s Top 10 most wanted fugitives in Snyder last week.
BROWNFIELD – In an amazing tale of patience, 2001 Brownfield alum Kyle Isaacs had his dream come true when Arizona Western College Athletic Director Jerry Smith named him as the new head coach of the Matadors basketball program on April 29.
ANDREWS – Another surface project at the Andrews High Mustang Bowl will begin this summer following school board action last Tuesday night.
SEMINOLE – Pct. 2 Gaines County Commissioner Craig Belt said dumping is a county-wide problem, one he has witnessed first-hand for the past 19 years. However, he adds, it is worse now than ever.
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