Dawson school board members are expected to adopt the school’s 2020-2021 budget and tax rate during a pair of meetings Monday evening at the school in Welch.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice at the Preston E. Smith Unit is looking at hiring a few good correctional officers.
Lamesa firefighters attack flames pouring out of a Honda Accord about 7 p.m. Friday at the intersection of S. 8th St. and Elgin Ave. The vehicle was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived at the scene. LPR photo
Texas hunters should expect a promising number of dove in flight as the 2020 hunting season kicks off, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
August Pfluger of San Angelo, Republican nominee to succeed Mike Conaway as the Texas District 11 Congressman in Washington, D.C., stopped to visit farmers at several cotton gins in Dawson County this past week. He reportedly plans a repeat trip later this fall to additional gins across the county. LPR photo
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program is Sept. 11, 2020. This program provides direct relief to producers who faced price declines and additional marketing costs due to COVID-19.
It will be in the hands of the Boys and Girls Club board members to decide whether the Cottonpalooza will become an annual affair.
After some recalculations it appears the Dawson County tax rate could be going up even more than previously planned – but with a bigger decrease in expected revenue.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Dawson County has hit its highest mark since the virus was first detected here in March.
Lamesa City Council members plan to revisit the next fiscal year’s preliminary budget that currently is $800,000 in the red.
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