COVID-19 appeared to be on the run in Dawson County as 2021 arrived, with cases declining and immunizations beginning to arrive.But by the end of the year a third wave of the virus – likely the recent Omicron variant – was pushing case numbers back up yet again.The year also saw Lamesa and the surrounding area hit hard by a double whammy of severe weather.First came a recordsetting cold spell in February that kept temperatures below the freezing mark for nine and a half days, cut electrical power for many, and shattered water pipes everywhere.Then Lamesa was hit hard in ...