ANDREWS – The school district’s student enrollment numbers surprisingly experienced a fairly substantial decrease with the end of April count, according to figures presented at the May 11 school board meeting.
Offi cers from Concho County carry a fl ag-draped coffi n down the front steps of First Baptist Church here Monday during the memorial service for slain offi cer Samuel Leonard. After the initial service inside the church, a service that included a fl ag ceremony and other ceremonies was held in front of the church. LPR photo
A black band covering her badge as a symbol of mourning, an offi cer leads a riderless horse past the casket and the family of slain deputy Samuel Leonard during the memorial service here Monday. LPR photo
A cloud of smoke erupts as offi cers fi re a three-volley 21- gun salute here Monday at the memorial service for Samuel Leonard, a former Dawson County sheriff’s deputy who was one of two Concho County sheriff’s deputies killed by gunfi re in the line of duty on May 10 in Eden. LPR photo
Some 2,000 people are expected to be on hand here Monday afternoon at a memorial service for sheriff’s deputy Samuel Leonard.
Plans for a piece of property in downtown Lamesa that drew extensive discussion and a large crowd at a city council meeting earlier this month will be on the agenda in a different format when the council meets this coming Tuesday.
Local officials are in the midst of an effort to help business owners and operators reduce the likelihood that their operations could be impacted by fire.
The financial picture is looking brighter for both Lamesa and Dawson County after they experienced increases in their May sales tax allocation from the Texas Comptroller’s Office in Austin.
Two new personnel were hired when Klondike school board members held their regular monthly meeting this past Monday.
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