Lamesa Press-Reporter

Truck driver found dead here Thursday

A truck driver with Firehouse Trucking in Dumas was found dead in the sleeper of his parked tractor-trailer this past Thursday evening in the eastern part of Lamesa. ...
PARENT CHILD WORKSHOP

Three-year-old Olivia Enriquez played with the Dawson County Public Library’s toy kitchen set during the library’s first Parent Child Workshop held this past Thursday. The organization will host workshops each ...
Sands supt. to serve with UIL

Wayne Henderson, superintendent of Sands Consolidated ISD in Ackerly, has been elected to the rule-making body for the Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL). Henderson will serve on the UIL Legislative ...
FOUL BALL

Sophomore Emma Garcia pops up a foul during the Lamesa High School softball team’s victory over Levelland in district action here this past Tuesday evening. The Golden Tornadoes were facing ...
Briseño given Award of Excellence

Lamesa City Council member Marie Briseño was recognized at Tuesday’s council meeting by Mayor Josh Stevens with the presentation of an Award of Excellence from the Texas Municipal League Institute ...
Lone finalist named for supt. at Dawson

Layne Sheets, a teacher and coach at Lubbock Coronado High School, has been named as the lone finalist for superintendent of Dawson ISD in Welch. Sheets was named by the ...

News

Solar project requests abatement

Directors of the Mesa Underground Water Conservation District are expected to decide next month on a property tax abatement request for a proposed solar energy facility in the northeastern corner o

Construction, graduation discussed by LISD board

Lamesa ISD board members discussed construction in the school district, high school graduation and more at their meeting this past Tuesday night.

By Benjamin Hettick Lamesa Press-Reporter

Truck driver found dead here Thursday

A truck driver with Firehouse Trucking in Dumas was found dead in the sleeper of his parked tractor-trailer this past Thursday evening in the eastern part of Lamesa.

By Herrel Hallmark Lamesa Press-Reporter

Obituaries

Juan Molina IV

A Catholic funeral mass will be celebrated for Juan (Johnny) Molina IV, age 55, of Lamesa at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 25, 2019 at St.

Leland Miller

Graveside services for Leland Claude Miller, 93, of Lamesa, will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., at Dawson County Cemetery.

Juan Molina

Juan Perales Molina, 79, passed away on March 8, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born on June 16, 1939 in Lamesa, Texas to Estanislado Molina and Catalina Perales.

Steve Colgan

Memorial services for Steve Colgan, 66, of Amarillo, will be held at 2 p.m.

Marie ‘Merdy’ DeLeon Jacoby

Marie “Merdy” Margaret DeLeon Jacoby, 74, of Sachse, Texas, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

Sports

Tornado netters pick up medals

The Golden Tornadoes tennis squad brought home another handful of medals from another South Plains College Homeschool Academy Tennis Tournament held this past Thursday at Levelland.