Farm Bureau Feeding Texas program announced Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is joining county Farm Bureaus across the state to assist those who are in need of food, as well as those who provide that food, in an effort to keep their businesses alive in these unprecedented times.
Producers signed a record 1.77 million contracts for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2019 crop year, which is more than 107 percent of the total contracts signed compared with a 5-year average.
The Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University in College Station has developed a briefing paper that identifies provisions most applicable to agricultural producers in the three recent Congressional interventions to stimulate the economy and provide COVID-19 relief.
Sean Overeynder had the word interim removed from his title Tuesday evening as the Lamesa City Council voted 5-2 to name him the new city manager.
Due to the COVID-19 situation, city employees are working daily to disinfect all playgrounds, picnic tables and other facilities in all city parks. After using a pump-sprayer to spray disinfectant on the playground at the Skate Park at South 1st St. and Akron Ave., Rigo Iglesias uses a power washer Wednesday morning to rinse the equipment.
With the addition of one more case announced Monday afternoon, Dawson County officially has had 14 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus.
Organizers of the 2020 Golden Tornado Jubilee have announced that the event is being postponed until next year due to the COVID-19 situation.
With costs soaring two to four times higher than expected, a plan to repair the main entrance steps at the Dawson County courthouse was put on hold Tuesday afternoon.
During their regular meeting Tuesday the Dawson County Commissioners Court agreed to purchase a fiveacre tract of land from the Lamesa Economic Development Corporation (LEDC).
Sean Overeynder is hitting the ground running in his new role as Lamesa’s City Manager.
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