Dora Zapata turning 100
Sun, 12/05/2021 - 12:00am
Turn on the Today Show Monday morning and you’ll find one of Lamesa’s oldest former residents pictured on a Smucker’s jar.
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Don’t let thieves put damper on Christmas preparations
Sun, 12/05/2021 - 12:00am
Christmas is known as a season of giving for most people, but for some it is a season of taking.
CRASH SCENE
Sun, 12/05/2021 - 12:00am
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a crash south of Lamesa about 5 p.m. Friday involving a Lincoln Navigator and a John Deere tractor which was pulling a cotton module builder. Firefi ghters used hydraulic rescue tools to cut off the door of the Navigator and free the female driver, who later was fl own by medical helicopter directly from the scene to a Lubbock hospital. The driver of the tractor apparently escaped any signifi cant injury. The accident occurred at the intersection of State Hwy. 349 and County Rd. H, just south of FM 2051.
COVID numbers take jump here
Sun, 12/05/2021 - 12:00am
After a slow but steady decline in active cases over the past couple of months, that trend appears to have shifted during the past two weeks.
Police Blotter
Sun, 12/05/2021 - 12:00am
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
Council election has slow voter turnout
Sun, 12/05/2021 - 12:00am
As of late Friday afternoon a total of eight voters had cast early ballots in election to decide who will fill the vacant District 4 seat on the Lamesa City Council
Faith Temple plans program
Sun, 12/05/2021 - 12:00am
Faith Temple Foursquare Church at 1407 S. 8th St. will be performing their annual Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m.
Dawson okays new bus
Sun, 12/05/2021 - 12:00am
Dawson school board members decided this past Monday to use federal funds to purchase a new school bus.
Tourney brings revenue to town
Sun, 12/05/2021 - 12:00am
There are no official numbers, but the three day O.W. Follis Basketball Tournament that began Thursday is sure to have an impact on the local economy.
Drier winter weather pattern expands drought conditions
Sun, 12/05/2021 - 12:00am
Conditions are drying around much of Texas, and forecasts are calling for winter weather to be warmer and drier than average.