Editor, With much sadness, I read Danny Moffat’s Letter to the Press-Reporter. KPET is shuttered and off the air… hopefully, just for now.
Dear Editor: It was with some sadness that I read the story on the closing of radio station KPET in Lamesa. That little place up on the hill plays a major role in my childhood memories prior to my father leaving the radio business for the newspaper business in 1967. The newspaper provided a better living, but for a 10-year-old kid, there was nothing as exciting as radio.
Editor, It was December, 2001 when I first went out to the radio station to record my very first “Just A Minute” program. I jokingly told Don Sitton that I hoped the program wouldn’t close down his radio station.
When the Texas Tech Air Raiders take the court next week in the The Basketball Tournament (TBT) at Lubbock, it’ll be a reunion of sorts for several former Texas Tech University men’s basketball players, including a trio from Tech’s NCAA national runner-up team 2019.
As a rule of thumb the number of putts a golfer takes during a round makes up 40 percent of a score.
For the second year in a row, Borden County junior first baseman Hagan Gordon has been recognized among the best at his position.
Two local churches are hosting activities aimed toward children between the ages of five and 12.
Family and friends gathered for a Memorial service in remembrance of David Velasquez, age 65, of O’Donnell, TX., at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Gonzales Funeral Home.
Gary Stephen Gill passed away in the arms of Jesus on July 6, 2023, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease, in New Braunfels, Texas. He was 72 years old.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
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