During their regular meeting Tuesday the Dawson County Commissioners Court agreed to purchase a fiveacre tract of land from the Lamesa Economic Development Corporation (LEDC). LEDC members last week agreed to offer the land, located just east of Lamesa on the south side of FM 827, to the county at a price of $2,500 per acre. While the land is being considered as a site for possible construction of a new county jail, County Judge Foy O’Brien said the purchase is not a signal that any decision has yet been made yet about such a project. “We’re just kinda looking for property if ...