Lamesa City Council members on Tuesday appointed a new member to one local economic development board but couldn’t reach an agreement on filling two positions on another board.
Police officers, sheriff’s officers, fire fighters and other first responders enjoyed a free hamburger meal, catered by Sissy’s Dive, at Premier Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram dealership on Tuesday. Officials with the city and the Lamesa Area Chamber of Commerce, along with Lamesa Economic Development Corporation officials, also enjoyed the meal and words of appreciation for their hard and dedicated work for local residents. LPR photo
City Council member Fred Vera presented the council Tuesday with an idea about how to resolve the problem of the city animal shelter’s space limitations.
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
Dawson County could be getting about $64,000 from the settlement of a lawsuit against four major manufacturers and distributors of opioids.
Grief thrusts you into a world you’d never choose. For many of us, it’s a world we’d never want to imagine.
Recently the American Welding Society predicted that the US is facing a shortage of over 300,000 skilled welding professionals by 2024. The current pandemic has exacerbated an already ongoing shortage of skilled healthcare workers as well. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the need for trained culinary specialists will increase nearly 10% percent by 2024, and that the demand for trained cosmetologists will increase almost 20% by 2030.
If history is an indicator, Texas voters will likely go to the polls on Nov. 2 in underwhelming numbers to decide the fate of eight proposed amendments to the state’s constitution. With no statewide races on the ballot, and a scattering of local elections for city council and school board, turnout typically is low. Nevertheless, early voting is now underway and continues until Oct. 29.
Lamesa High School’s drama class will be providing entertainment for local residents this week.
Lamesa City Council members agreed to start again Tuesday regarding bids on a $400,000 project to install 2,000 feet of water lines and replace water valves on the city’s eastside.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
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