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Flash flood closes Hwy 87 Thursday

Highway 87 was closed heading north out of Lamesa Thursday due to flash flooding on the major north/ south roadway near Tahoka and O’Donnell.

	Trees gone but memories remain

Last October Pam Koehler, her daughter Kara, and grandson Kamron, saw the Eiland building as it was demolished to make way for new development.

Assessed property valuations could affect school funding

The Lamesa school district is facing the possibility of losing $800,000 to $1.4 million per year because the local appraised values for taxable property are sharply lower than what the state says t

Obituaries

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    Funeral services for Paul Greenlee Spraberry, 44, of Lamesa will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

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    Funeral services for Isidro “Sonny” Gonzalez, Jr., 88, of Odessa, formerly of Lamesa, will be held Friday, May 26, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.

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    Family and friends will gather for a Memorial Service in remembrance of Noel Hernandez, age 52, of Lubbock, TX., starting at 11:00 a.m., on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Gonzales Funeral Home. 

Sports

Borden County Softball honors nine on first-team 4-1A All-District squad

In the same way that they dominated District 4-1A softball they also dominated that league’s honor roll.

After graduating here from high school last weekend, a couple of now Golden Tor baseball exes found out this week that they’ve still got one game left to step up to the plate.

Mario Dimas’s team shot a 26 Wednesday evening to win this week’s golf scramble at the Lamesa Municipal Golf Course.

Forum

	Skunks, stunts and other things

Far-out occurrences often are illuminated through the miracle of the Internet, sometimes resulting in findings that may, uh, need additional study.

Too old for a graphic novel?

My new friend, Betty Lou, started a book club, and she asked me to join.

All choices have consequences

Have you ever known someone who took pride in saying something like, “My body. My choice. I am going to live however I choose?” They are right!

Lamesa Press-Reporter

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Lamesa, TX 79331
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