■ On Nov. 5, 1605, King James I of England learns of a plot to blow up the Parliament building. Guy Fawkes had been found lurking in a cellar with 20 barrels of gunpowder. Fawkes revealed that he was part of a conspiracy to annihilate England’s Protestant government and replace it with Catholic leadership.
William “Beecher” McCormick, 91, of Snyder, Lamesa, and Abilene, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021, in Abilene.
J.W. Putman, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at the age of 84.
Two longtime residents of Welch were able to escape safety after awakening early Tuesday morning to discover their home on fire.
Dawson County Hospital District (DCHD) board members received a passing grade Tuesday on an audit of the Medical Arts Hospital’s finances.
There’s still a little more time left for car owners to decorate their trunks, get a few bags of candy and sign up to participate in the annual Trunk-or-Treat festivities happening on the town square this coming Saturday.
“Outward Bound” will take to the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday for the first of four local performances by the Lamesa Community Players.
Dawson County will have new representation in both the Texas senate and the U.S. Congress under the redistricting maps approved earlier this month by the state legislature.
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
Four-month-old Milo Vasquez-Martinez, decked out as Winnie-the-Pooh, rests in the arms of his grandmother, Abigail Vasquez. The sleeping baby attended a bake sale, cake walk and a pumpkin decorating contest at the Dawson County Public Library Saturday night.
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