Water board eyes tax increase
After their regular meeting scheduled last week had to be canceled for lack of a quorum, directors of the Mesa Underground Water District will try again to meet this coming week.
After their regular meeting scheduled last week had to be canceled for lack of a quorum, directors of the Mesa Underground Water District will try again to meet this coming week.
The Golden Tornadoes high school football squad hosted the Stanton Buffaloes Thursday evening in their second scrimmage this month.
The Golden Tornado tennis squad made it two straight in the fall win column Tuesday evening at Levelland, escaping with a narrow 10-8 match victory.
Golden Tornado football games will continue being broadcast this fall but it’ll be a different company handling them.
Thursday evening’s football scrimmage at Ackerly featured two area teams which reached the playoffs against each other: the Division II O’Donnell Eagles and Division I Sands Mustangs.
Local golfer Kent Bartlett spent most of his life working for the United States Postal Service.
TAHOKA – Tahoka City Council voted 3-2 Monday to call for a special election on Nov. 2 for voters to consider a $4.5 million street bond project. Council members Ray Box, Shiloh Braddock and Courtney Stennett voted in favor of a motion calling for the election, and council members Ronny Jolly and Ryan Curry voted against the motion.
Kamryn Pepper, daughter of Kevin and Michelle Pepper, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Communications from Texas Tech University on Aug. 7. Earning the highest grade point average in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources with a 4.0, Kamryn was the banner bearer for the college. Kamryn is a 2018 graduate of Klondike High School. She is shown with Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec.
BROWNFIELD – The Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation (BIDCorp) held its monthly board meeting and heard a request from Brownfield Independent School District (BISD) Superintendent Chris Smith for a Workforce Development Grant with BISD and Lubbock Economic Development Alliance.
Dawson County’s 4-H program will be having an enrollment party on Aug. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. All potential new and existing members are welcome to attend and get registered for the 2021-2022 year.
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