County accepts title to county library building
Wed, 11/04/2020 - 12:00am
The Dawson County Public Library is now owned by Dawson County.
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2,441 ballots already cast in general election
Sun, 11/01/2020 - 12:00am
Although Election Day officially isn’t until Tuesday, more than one-third of all registered voters in Dawson County already have cast their ballots in the general election.
Water district, schools also holding elections
Sun, 11/01/2020 - 12:00am
While the general election – with the presidential race at the top of the ballot – seems to have grabbed most of the attention, local voters will be deciding the outcome of several other races on Tuesday.
COVID filling hospital beds
Sun, 11/01/2020 - 12:00am
Until recently, patients at Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa needing more extensive treatment were transferred to bigger hospitals in Lubbock.
COVID cases nearing 900
Sun, 11/01/2020 - 12:00am
If the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Dawson County continues at its current pace, almost one out of every seven residents of the county will have had the virus before year’s end.
LOOKING IN THE ATTIC
Sun, 11/01/2020 - 12:00am
Protected by breathing equipment, Cary White with the Lamesa Fire Department looks through a vent opening in search of hot spots in the attic after fi refi ghters were called Thursday to a house in the 1200 block of N. 11th Street. LPR photo
New rules stall hospital audit
Sun, 11/01/2020 - 12:00am
It will take a little longer before the Dawson County Hospital District board members get their hands on the district’s annual audit report.
Police Blotter
Sun, 11/01/2020 - 12:00am
The following were amon the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
Library building among items on commissioners agenda Tuesday
Sun, 11/01/2020 - 12:00am
Dawson County commissioners are expected Tuesday to accept full title to the building that houses the Dawson County library.
TxDOT safety campaign focuses on oilfield areas
Sun, 11/01/2020 - 12:00am
Last year, there were more than 205,000 crashes in counties defined as the Texas Energy Sector by the Texas Railroad Commission, which includes large portions of West Texas, South Texas and even extends into metropolitan areas like Dallas, Fort Worth and El Paso.