A perceived decline in the support of local residents for Lamesa’s Original Chicken Fried Steak Festival has prompted chamber board members to discuss possible ways of changing up the event in the hopes of generating more local excitement. Board members of the Lamesa Area Chamber of Commerce discussed the festival during their regular meeting held at noon Monday. “All in all it went well,” Chamber President Sandra Adams said about this year’s festival. “I feel our numbers are going down on the (chicken fried steak) dinner, as well as the festival itself. “I’m not sure what causes that, unless the city (population) is ...