A temporary sign erected at the edge of a field promotes Tuesday’s hospital board meeting and discourages a proposed tax increase. During the meeting the hospital board reversed course and voted 5-0 not to increase the tax rate. Last week they had voted to 3-2 to propose a tax increase of almost 8 cents per $100 property value. LPR photo
When does it become more feasible and financially responsible to build a new jail here as opposed to continuing to pay other counties to house local prisoners.
Citing the need to unify as a group, Dawson County Hospital District (DCHD) board members did a turnaround when considering the district’s tax rate during a special meeting Tuesday.
Dawson County officials got some good financial news Tuesday just as they were preparing to adopt the county’s new budget and tax rate.
Medical Arts Hospital (MAH) physician Dr. Anthony Gipson said combatting COVID-19 is not like it was last year, but the problems associated with the virus are still around.
With 13 new cases confirmed among Dawson County residents during the previous two days, the number of active COVID-19 case here reached 61 on Monday.
After hours of previous discussion in recent work sessions and other meetings, Lamesa City Council members needed little time to approve the city’s 2021-2022 budget ordinance on second reading Tuesday evening.
The site of an increasing number of traffic accidents in recent months, the intersection of State Hwy. 349 and FM 829 just north of Patricia has seen two more serious crashes in less than a week. This car was left upturned following a collision about 6:30 Tuesday morning that also reportedly involved an 18-wheeler and a pickup. At least one person was taken by ambulance to Medical Arts Hospital following that accident. The intersection was also the scene of a collision about 7 p.m. Saturday involving a motorcycle and an 18-wheeler. The man who was riding the motorcycle was airlifted directly from the scene to a Lubbock medical facility. LPR photo
A man injured Saturday in a collision between a motorcycle and an 18-wheeler at the intersection of State Hwy. 349 and FM 829 is moved by emergency personnel to a medical helicopter that landed near the scene. LPR photo
After going up this past January, the cost of mailing a letter or a postcard in the U.S. is going to cost a little more this weekend.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
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