Although the number of new and active cases here remains low, the death toll in Dawson County from CO- VID-19 has increased again, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS).
Firefi ghters from both Lamesa and Ackerly watch as a fellow fi refi ghter enters a smoke-fi lled barn Saturday evening behind the Foy O’Brien residence west of Patricia. The blaze essentially destroyed the barn, which is used for pig farrowing purposes.
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
The Lamesa City Council postponed their regular meeting Tuesday evening due to a power problem at City Hall.
Plans for the May 1 school board election, construction updates and the senior prom are among the items on the agenda for the Lamesa school board’s regular meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the school administration building.
When residents experienced power outages, frozen water pipes and freezing temperatures, several churches stepped up Tuesday to help meet the need.
The winter storm that has gripped Texas the past few days has left many local residents having to deal with having no water, or leaky or frozen pipes.
When the electricity in much of Lamesa went out Monday evening, area businesses had two options facing them: either close up shop or wait it out.
ANDREWS – Andrews Independent School District board members on Tuesday approved a transportation fleet update to the tune of nearly $1 million, according to school officials.
SEMINOLE - In their Feb. 11 meeting, Seminole Independent School District board members voted unanimously to call for two separate bond elections May 1. Proposition A, asking for $20 million, is earmarked for capital expenditures/supplies, while Proposition B’s $5 million will purchase technology equipment, including laptops and infrastructure.
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