Quick and extensive coverage of the severe storm which pounded Lamesa last summer has earned the Lamesa Press-Reporter national recognition.The newspaper received a first place award in the “Communication in Crisis” category of the National Newspaper Foundation’s Better Newspaper Contest.Seventeen stories and 21 photos about the storm were featured in the first edition of the Press-Reporter following the June 26, 2021 event.Winds estimated at 110-120 miles per hour, three inches of rainfall in a 20-minute period, and widespread hail caused extensive damage across the city.An estimated 30-40 homes were damaged from flooding, almost a dozen travel trailers were overturned, trees ...