None of us chooses our own name (at least not the original one.) Let that sit for a moment. You might be John or Steve or Julie or Lisa, but not by choice. Most likely your name came by the choice of your parents.
Trees are almost as old as dirt in the construction industry, but they’re new to Texas in the form of the state’s first mass timber office building.
Angels Care Home Health Registered Nurse Administrator Jill Phillips cuts the red ribbon during a Lamesa Area Chamber of Commerce grand opening celebration for the business on Sept. 2. The home health agency employs fi ve fulltime and one part-time staff members. Its skilled nurses bring health care, physical, occupational and speech therapy; and IV and wound care to patients in an 11 county area. The agency, located at 1009 North 7th Street, is currently seeking additional nurses. LPR photo
With visits to local school campuses limited due to COVID-19, Lamesa’s two elementary school campuses will be celebrating Grandparents Day in a unique way this coming Friday.
The FMH Foundation of Midland recently awarded West Texas Centers with a substantial grant to improve patient care for their consumers in West Texas Centers 23-county service area.
ANDREWS – Everything was in place for construction of a 48-unit apartment complex in northwest Andrews—the land was secured and the developer qualified for a federal tax credit incentive that, basically, was the final hurdle to clear.
SEMINOLE – Bull riders, calf ropers, barrel racers and other rodeo riders will take to the Gaines County Rodeo Arena on Sept. 17-19. The annual rodeo, initially set for July 16-18, was rescheduled for September due to Governor Abbott’s order to limit large gatherings to 100 people during the summer.
SNYDER – White Buffalo Days, which will be Oct. 2-3, is moving back to Downtown Snyder after being held at Winston Field last year.
BROWNFIELD – During the Brownfield City Council meeting that took place on Thursday morning, the council heard from City Manager Jeff Davis and City Secretary/ Assistant City Manager Kelly Burris regarding the utilityrelated fees, charges, and scrutiny over high bills.
SEMINOLE – In an otherwise routine meeting by the Gaines County Commissioners Court on Wednesday, commissioners entertained at least one small item that brings a hit of early holiday cheering in the waning weeks of summer.
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