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Rachel Franco Zarate
Rachel Franco Zarate departed this earthly life on August 4, 2023, surrounded by her loving sons and the comforting embrace of her faith.
Maria Belia Garza
Funeral services for Maria Belia Garza age 79 of Lamesa, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday August 9, 2023 at the Gonzales Funeral Home Chapel.
Council adopts lower tax rate
Lamesa city council members compromised Tuesday when they set the proposed tax rate at .74187-cents per $100 valuation for the 20232024 fiscal year.
It’s time now for school vaccinations
If the end of summer isn’t bad enough for Lamesa’s public school students, it’s compounded by the dread of having to roll up their sleeves for those necessary vaccinations.
Page from the Past August 5,1953 70 years ago
Page from the Past August 5,1953 70 years ago
Moments in time
_ On Aug. 7, 1935, a tennis match in London was interrupted by, of all things, flying ants. The obnoxious critters didn’t just annoy athletes, but encroached on people’s kitchen pantries and piled up on their doorsteps. Authorities called it the worst pestilential attack in 25 years.