Lamesa Press-Reporter

On Sunday, August 27, First Baptist Church of Ackerly will celebrate its 100th Anniversary. According to Pastor Stan Blevins, the worship service will begin at 10:00 am and be followed by a catered “fellowship meal.” All events will take place in the newly remodeled facilities of the church.

Lamesa City Council members had a few words to say at their Aug. 15 meeting after approving the first reading of a five-year four-percent franchise fee agreement with ATMOS, the city’s natural gas provider.

Many people in Lamesa, if not most, prefer not to think about death or what happens after they are gone.

STAAR scores show continued struggles in math, reading Texas public student scores in standardized testing continue to improve since the pandemic, but more than half of those taking the test still struggle with math and just under half read below grade-level, the Texas Tribune reported. Students in grades three through eight took the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests in math and reading last spring. The results were released last week by the Texas Education Agency.