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Plans for providing education when the new school year starts under updated COVID-19 guidelines were among the main topics of discussion at the Dawson school board’s regular meeting Monday evening at Welch.

ANDREWS - The county’s virus test numbers are closing in on 1,000, and with those increased figures, the confirmed cases have also risen, according to Permian Regional Medical Center CEO Donny Booth.

SEMINOLE - A surge in COVID-19 cases throughout much of the state was responsible for Gov. Greg Abbott’s July 2 executive order requiring all Texans to wear a face-covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces. The mandate was issued for counties with 20 or more positive cases.

Lamesa firefighter Cary White directs a spray of water and foam on a mobile home that burned Tuesday afternoon at the In The Pines RV Park south of Lamesa. The house, owned by Ronnie Ray, was destroyed and both Ray and a caregiver lost all of their personal possessions in the fire. LPR photo by Russel Skiles