The city council’s fourmonth search for a new city manager is over. Abernathy City Manager Joe Hines beat out six other contenders for the job. City officials offered him the job about two weeks ago. He accepted at an annual salar of $105,000. Hines is expected to take over the reins as the city’s top administrator around Oct. 10. “His current contract has a 60 days notice on it,” Mayor Josh Stevens said. “So he’s going to fulfill that on his current council.” Hines said Friday he is looking forward to beginning his new position here. “Lamesa is a town that has been familiar to ...