Donald Hughes
Donald Wayne Hughes, 70, of Lamesa passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Lamesa, Texas with his son by his side.
Donald Wayne Hughes, 70, of Lamesa passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Lamesa, Texas with his son by his side.
For a budget discussion, it got a little heated Thursday when a Lamesa school board member, requesting financial budget numbers prior to voting on pay raises, was told numerous time those figures won’t be known until next month’s board meeting.
Discussions about how much school officials can spend on a purchase withou prior board approval create heavy debate Thursday night between a school board member and the superintendent.
After saying yes to twopercent median pay raises for the school district’s 300 employees, school board members Thursday tied in a 3-3 vote when it came to offering the school superintendent the same package.
As good as last year’s cotton crop was – 4th largest in Dawson County history at 355,400 bales – this year’s could be that far to the other end of the scale.
The numbers may not be completely tallied, but it’s estimated that 3,000 swimmers will have dipped into the municipal swimming pool this summer.
The question about the need for a larger animal shelter pulled on city council members’ heart strings Tuesday as they combed through a preliminary 2022-2023 budget that is still in the red.
Thirty residents of Dawson County currently have active cases of COVID-19, according to an update sent out Thursday evening by the South Plains Public Health District (SPPHD).
Firefi ghters are joined by EMS personnel and sheriff’s offi cers as they work to cut and pry open the door of a van which was involved in a collision with a heavy-duty pickup truck Friday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 349 and County Road L, also known as Radio Road, just south of Lamesa. After being freed, the driver of the van was able to get out with some assistance and take a couple of steps to a nearby gurney for an ambulance ride to the hospital. Three bulldogs in carrying cages inside the van appeared to suffer very minor, if any, injuries, according to fi refi ghters. Occupants of the pickup also reportedly sustained only minor injuries. LPR photo
Dawson County Hospital District (DCHD) board members at their meeting on Tuesday face some tax issues and a decision on a company to build a new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) facility.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
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