After being closed for about two months due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Dawson County Public Library is slated to open its doors again next Monday, according to library Director Angela Martinez.
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Alex Key looks over a Ford Ram pickup which overturned about 5 p.m. Monday just south of Lamesa on the east side of Highway 87. One person was placed in an ambulance at the scene with what appeared to be relatively minor injuries. LPR photo
The COVID-19 crisis may slightly delay but has not stopped plans for a Domino’s pizza restaurant to open in Lamesa.
Lamesa school employees will start returning to work on-site at campuses and offices beginning next Monday under a three-phase return-to-work policy approved by school trustees during a special meeting Monday evening.
Action taken by the Dawson County Commissioners Court on Tuesday will allow a company which has been doing work at the courthouse in recent weeks to immediately begin two additional projects there.
A Lamesa resident with mobility problems now has a new ramp in front of her home thanks to an organization called the Texas Ramp Project.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) will host a webinar on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at 1 p.m. ET, for farmers, ranchers and other producers interested in applying for direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).
A prisoner in handcuffs and shackles who jumped from a moving sheriff’s vehicle and fled into a nearby house here Friday morning was back in custody in just over 10 minutes, according to local law enforcement officials.
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