Howard offering free GED classes
Howard College’s Lamesa campus at 1810 Lubbock Hwy. is offering free General Educational Development (GED) classes to those without a high school diploma.
Howard College’s Lamesa campus at 1810 Lubbock Hwy. is offering free General Educational Development (GED) classes to those without a high school diploma.
ANDREWS – With vacancies running low on the Andrews Economic Development’s two longtime business parks, it’s now time to start looking at developing other properties the Andrews Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) will promote to locate companies.
SEAGRAVES – Last week, the Seagraves City Council opened bids for a 200,000-gallon elevated storage tank and phase two of the Water Treatment Project and presented them to the council in the April 25 meeting for approval.
SNYDER – Serving Snyder for almost a half century, the Scurry County Ministerial Alliance and its three services now have a new home.
As Lamesa High School seniors are notching the days off their calendars, there are a number of activities on the school calendar before graduation day May 20.
Junior Rojas (right), a certified chef from Lamesa who currently cooks for a rehabilitation facility in Midland, not only won a skillet and top bragging rights but also pocketed $600 as the winner of the Chicken Fried Steak Cookoff as part of Lamesa’s 12th Chicken Fried Steak Festival this past weekend. Rojas also on the People’s Choice Award. Second place went to the R&R Dram Team of Robin and Rosalinda Hollingsworth, while third place was won by Kyle Welcher (left). LPR photo
The Chicken Fried Steak Festival’s pageant brought out infants, toddlers and even a teenager. Milo Vasquez-Martinez, 10 months, took first place in the boys’ “Tiny” division along with first place in the photogenic category. Maverick Valle took second places in both the”Tiny” category and in the photogenic contest. Four-year-old Aria Barron won first place in the girls’ “Tiny” division, followed by Luna Delynn Clement, 5 1/2 months, in second place. Luna also captured first place in the photogenic category and Aria came in second. Hallie Wilson won first place in the “Little” division with Annalisa Garza receiving the runner-up title. Hallie also captured first place in the photogenic contest with Kerrigan Barron coming in second. Mongolian foreign exchange student Gantigmaa Myagmarjav, 16, took first place in both the “Teen” division and photogenic contests. LPR photo
First place in the kickball tournament at the Chicken Fried Steak Festival went to this team called “We Got the Runs.” The “BTA” team captured second place, with third place going to “Unknown.” LPR photo
Kynlee Welcher (right) captured first place with her dog Bingo, and Lane Anthony Smith’s dog named El Chapo won second place in the pet costume contest held Saturday morning at the Chicken Fried Steak Festival. LPR photo
The Golden Tornadoes’ red-hot softball squad will be looking to take their second step in the playoffs this weekend against the Abernathy Antelopes.
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