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Broken water pipes and electrical outages means repair bills. It also means local hotels and motels are filling up with people going without the utilities. The Budget Inn has seen an uptake in business. The inn was fully booked Tuesday, but still had rooms available Wednesday morning. “Right now I have some rooms. Right now six rooms are closed,” said Mike Bhata, the inn’s manager. There are 53 rented rooms at Best Western Inn and Suites. As of late Wednesday morning, only five were available. “We’ve been staying booked up,” said manager Lana Rodgers Wednesday. “I expect to be 100 percent occupancy today. For ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

P.O. Box 710
Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177