Choosing to step forward
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:00am
I’m still struggling, but I know I have to step forward on a path I wouldn’t have considered six months ago. Because it didn’t exist six months ago.
Lamesa Press-Reporter
It could be time for some financial spring cleaning
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:00am
In just a few days, we will experience the vernal equinox – one of the two times in the year when the sun is exactly above the equator. Apart from this astronomical anomaly, though, the equinox is mostly known as the beginning of spring – a fresh beginning and the time to spruce things up. This year, as you tidy up your home and surroundings, why not also consider some financial spring cleaning?
Political fallout continues from severe winter storm
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:00am
As Texans across the state continue to deal with the damage from the mid- February winter storm, so does the political fallout in Austin. So far, seven of the 16 board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas have resigned. CEO Bill Magness defended ERCOT’s decision to order widespread blackouts while testifying before a joint hearing of two state House committees last week.
Klondike announces six-week honor roll
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:00am
Honor roll students in the Klondike school system have been announced for the fourth six-week grading period.
County judge issues disaster declaration after winter storm
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:00am
SNYDER– Scurry County Judge Dan Hicks issued a disaster declaration last week for the county after the previous week’s winter storms.
PRMC, health department combines 2,000 shots in 2 days
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:00am
ANDREWS – Consider them the fast and furious. In two days, Permian Regional Medical Center (PRMC) and the health department combined to administer somewhere in the vicinity of between 1,000 and 2,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses.
SPPHD, EMS administers 450 vaccines in drive-thru clinic
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:00am
SEMINOLE – The South Plains Public Health District (SPPHD) in Seminole, with assistance from the Seminole Emergency Medical Services, administered 450 doses of the COVID vaccine during their mobile clinic Feb. 24.
City addresses energy prices
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 12:00am
BROWNFIELD - It is not uncommon to hear stories about residents all over Texas complaining about high energy bills after the winter storm. The storm left many without power and water, and for those who were lucky enough to have power to keep warm, a ridiculously high energy bill.