Multi-agency raid nets arrests, suspected meth

A Lubbock SWAT team and armored personnel carrier joined local officers in a pre-dawn narcotics raid at a Lamesa residence Thursday morning. ...
Class of 2020 is a class of 2

Dawson High School’s 2020 seniors will be receiving their diplomas this coming Friday at 7 p.m. at McCauley Field at Welch. ...
SENIORS ON PARADE

With many of the normal senior-year activities cancelled this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Class of 2020 were feted Friday to a parade hosted by the Lamesa Area Chamber of Commerce. Riding in decorated automobiles, trailers and even a semi-truck, the seniors waved and threw candy to family members, friends and well- wishers who lined the streets between Forrest Park and the downtown square. Open to graduating seniors from Lamesa and the surrounding area, the parade was one of the largest seen here in a number of years. ...
Maxwell follows God’s calling to TCU as chaplin

Standing 6-foot-3 and currently tipping the scales at 385 pounds, one can bet that Coleman Maxwell has won his share of battles in life whether on the football field, on the basketball court or in track. ...
Ortiz signs to play football for Wayland Baptist

There might or there might not be one more high school football game in Kyler Ortiz’s immediate future, but the O’Donnell Eagle standout isn’t ready to put up his cleats up for good. ...
MEMORIAL DAY

Large U.S. fl ags placed by the Lamesa Kiwanis Club on Memorial Day provide a backdrop to numerous smaller fl ags arranged around grave markers at the Dawson County Cemetery this past Monday. Observed each year on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day honors and mourns the men and women who have died while serving their country in the United States Armed Forces. ...

News

New economic director brings job experience

Although it is located more than 350 miles away, Gun Barrel City is becoming something of a pipeline to Lamesa when it comes to economic development leadership.

Multi-agency raid nets arrests, suspected meth

A Lubbock SWAT team and armored personnel carrier joined local officers in a pre-dawn narcotics raid at a Lamesa residence Thursday morning.

Class of 2020 is a class of 2

Dawson High School’s 2020 seniors will be receiving their diplomas this coming Friday at 7 p.m. at McCauley Field at Welch.

Obituaries

Mozelle Sanders

Graveside service for Mozelle Sanders, 89, of Lamesa will be held Monday, June 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Dawson County Cemetery with Kendall Meek officiating.

Nolan Porterfield

Nolan Porterfield, author, journalist, educator and broadcaster, died May 18, 2020 in Bowling Green, KY.

Bennie F. Lybrand

Funeral services for Bennie F. Lybrand, age 82, of New Harmony, Texas, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2020 at New Harmony Baptist Church with Bro. Robbie Caldwell and Dr.

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Maxwell follows God’s calling to TCU as chaplin

Standing 6-foot-3 and currently tipping the scales at 385 pounds, one can bet that Coleman Maxwell has won his share of battles in life whether on the football field, on the basketball court or in

By Dwight Heins Lamesa Press-reporter

Ortiz signs to play football for Wayland Baptist

There might or there might not be one more high school football game in Kyler Ortiz’s immediate future, but the O’Donnell Eagle standout isn’t ready to put up his cleats up for good.

Woodson named PGA Teacher of the Year

Nearly 40 years after being one of the driving forces on the Golden Tornadoes’ march to the State Golf Tournament at Austin, Rick Woodson continues making that game a big part of his life.

By Dwight Heins Lamesa Press-reporter