Mum’s the word regarding mums
Changes in school activities due to the coronavirus pandemic has not only affected the classroom, but has trickled down to businesses who make and sell homecoming mums.
Changes in school activities due to the coronavirus pandemic has not only affected the classroom, but has trickled down to businesses who make and sell homecoming mums.
Lamesa’s elementary schools celebrated this weekend’s Grandparents Day a bit early on Friday, inviting grandparents to drive by in a parade and greet the students as they lined the streets around both South Elementary (shown) and North Elementary. Jimmy and Kay Beatty (right) were waving U.S. fl ags as they drive by South Elementary. LPR photos by Mary Elizabeth Davis
Twelve new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported here on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the South Plains Health District.
Public opposition and frustration regarding the decision by the Dawson County Hospital District’s board of directors to extend the contract of Chief Executive Officer Letha Stokes continued to be voiced during a special called meeting of the board this past Thursday.
A pair of public hearings are scheduled before members of the Dawson County Commissioners Court take a formal vote Tuesday afternoon to adopt the county’s new budget and tax rate for the coming year.
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
Election officials expect a big turnout for the presidential and general election Nov. 3, though they are not seeing a horde of new voters registering to vote.
Lamesa school board members are meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday in the Central Office board room to discuss finances and construction projects.
A public hearing on a planned $120,000 grant for the Tractor Supply store coming to Lamesa is on the agenda for a meeting Monday of local economic development officials.
It quickly became the perfect storm, powerful enough to make strong men cry. The same goes for strong women, too, but Kim Peacock, president of GNS Foods in Arlington, is doing her best to keep her family-owned specialty premium nut company afloat despite “blows to the bow” that might cause others to jump ship.
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