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O’Donnell ISD makes changes in dress code
O’Donnell school board members voted last Thursday to slightly relax the dress code while keeping the student code of conduct regulations the same as last year.
Shop tax free this weekend
Shopping for school clothes will be a little less expensive this coming weekend as businesses selling clothing, shoes or school supplies will not be collecting state and local sales taxes on those sales
Small portion of recent virus cases involve the vaccinated
ANDREWS – The county’s active virus case numbers continued to increase last week, and included some vaccinated residents contracting COVID-19, according to the health department director.
555 Camp construction project continues for early fall opening
SNYDER – Snyder residents David and Kay Shifflett are in the midst of preparations for a new camp they are building.
New COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Gaines County
SEMINOLE – The COVID-19 update from the South Plains Public Health Department may have caused concern for many on Tuesday, July 27 with numbers showing nine new COVID cases in Gaines County and 14 active. New cases were also present in Terry County.
Masked Rider gallops into summer reading program
BROWNFIELD – Texas Tech’s Masked Rider and her horse, Fearless Champion, visited a small group July 28 of the Kendrick Memorial Library’s 2021 summer reading program.
Federal agency recommends granting fuel storage license
ANDREWS – A federal agency reviewing a license application from Interim Storage Partners (ISP) for interim above-ground storage of spent fuel here issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) last week.
Hospital wary of new wave of COVID-19
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is getting a letter from here pertaining to hospital officials’ concerns over the funding and manpower needed to possibly fight another wave of the coronavirus.
JUST PRACTICING
Holding their musical instruments in imaginary fashion, members of the Lamesa High School Golden Tornado Band go through a marching practice session Friday morning on the practice football fi eld a