Texas cotton producers could have a tough year due to drought, but good prices are likely to soften the blow, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
When the coronavirus made its way to Dawson County 13 months ago, no one could have predicted its impact on the educational system.
Every time the Texas Legislature holds a session, school districts hold their breath and clutch their pocketbooks.
Dawson school board members are expected Monday to accept the resignation of Superintendent Layne Sheets and consider hiring an interim superintendent.
Registration is already open for summer classes through the Lamesa campus of Howard College, with sign-up beginning later this month for the fall semester.
Organizers of the 11th annual Chicken Fried Steak Festival are putting on the finishing touches on the event which opens Thursday evening and runs until early Sunday afternoon.
Less than six months after hiring an out-oftown company to mow 11 municipal parks twice a month, Lamesa City Council members Tuesday night unanimously agreed to give 30-day notice canceling the contract and denying payment to the contractor for any recent work.
The time of games rooms in Lamesa is over - at least for now.
New electronic voting machines costing more than $183,000 were among expenses totaling around $430,000 which were approved by the Dawson County Commissioners Court during their regular meeting Tuesday.
A heat lamp is believed to be the cause of a fire which destroyed a barn and a nearby tractor located behind a residence just west of Lamesa on Sunday evening.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177