FIESTA DANCE

Dresses swirl in flashes of color as members of the Lubbock-based Fiesta Del Sol Ballet Folklorico presented traditional Mexican folk dances on Saturday at the Pavilion in Forrest Park as part of the annual Fiestas Patrias activities here....
HOMECOMING COURT

Candidates to be crowned Lamesa High School’s homecoming king and queen here Friday evening are (from left) Vanessa Moreau, Jonas Coronel, Jonathan Davis, Samuel Aguirre, Dee Ortiz and (not pictured) Laura Ruvalcaba....
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES

Junior Andrea Cantu (left), sophomore Jocelyn Marroquin, and freshman Isabella Martin are their class representatives serving as members of the the Lamesa High School homecoming court on Friday evening. ...
Spikers notch 20 wins

The Golden Tornadoes volleyball squad celebrated its 20th win of the season during a long trip to Fort Stockton bright and early Saturday morning. The Tors held off the Fort ...
Klondike’s Jung earns National Merit honor

With a standardized test score that puts her among the top one percent of high school students nationwide, Klondike High School senior Anna Jung has been named a semifinalist in ...
Filipino ‘exchange teacher’ excited about opportunity

Jeremy Blancaflor says the opportunity for her to live and teach in the United States is like a dream come true. A native of the Republic of the Philippines, Blancaflor ...

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FIESTA DANCE

Dresses swirl in flashes of color as members of the Lubbock-based Fiesta Del Sol Ballet Folklorico presented traditional Mexican folk dances on Saturday at the Pavilion in Forrest Park as p

HOMECOMING COURT

Candidates to be crowned Lamesa High School’s homecoming king and queen here Friday evening are (from left) Vanessa Moreau, Jonas Coronel, Jonathan Davis, Samuel Aguirre, Dee Ortiz and (not

CLASS REPRESENTATIVES

Junior Andrea Cantu (left), sophomore Jocelyn Marroquin, and freshman Isabella Martin are their class representatives serving as members of the the Lamesa High School homecoming court on Fr

Obituaries

Sarah Lou Henley

Funeral services for Sarah Lou Henley, 92, of Lamesa, will be held Saturday, September 21st, at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Reverend Jim Medley officiating.

Susan Martin

Susan Elaine Martin, 63, passed peacefully into her eternal home on September 17, 2019.

Merlene Brown

Funeral service for Merlene Brown, 94, will be held Tuesday September 17, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. at Lamesa Church of Christ with Dwaine Brown officiating.

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Sports

Spikers notch 20 wins

The Golden Tornadoes volleyball squad celebrated its 20th win of the season during a long trip to Fort Stockton bright and early Saturday morning.

Cougar spikers back on track

With their sights set on another trip to the playoffs, the Klondike Cougars have opened District 3-2A play by winning two out of their first three matches.

Junior high spikers win two

Lamesa’s junior high volleyballers split their matches Monday evening at Levelland, winning two out of the four matches against the Loboettes.

Forum

Mom dreams

Last night my mom appeared in one of my dreams. She passed away nine years ago – from Alzheimer’s. I haven’t been able to think about her –not really – since. It’s an ugly disease.

By Jill Pertler

Great things happening with Lamesa High School athletics

Great things are going on at Lamesa ISD! Our student athletes are working very hard to compete at a very high level to achieve outstanding athletic accomplishments.

By Gregg Moreland

Report provides details of what can be done to prevent shootings

Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 12 released the Texas Safety Action Report, a document that details what Texas and Texans are doing to prevent mass shootings.

By Ed Sterling