Lamesa Press Reporter

09/25/2025

09/25/2025

Sands gets homecoming win

A big crowd at Sands’ homecoming night out at Ackerly got its money’s worth then some. After dropping their season opener at Hermleigh, the Mustangs have now won three straight counting last Friday’s homecoming, 53-0 over Loraine.

09/25/2025

Quick-starting Cougars too much for Antelopes

The quick-starting Klondike Cougars are off to a 4-0 start this fall after thumping the Whiteface Antelopes, 56-9, in a game stopped at the half on six-man footall’s 45-point mercy rule last Friday night at Jim and Pat Nance Field.

09/24/2025

Smaller exams replacing STAAR

Though it won’t happen for another two years and public school students across the state still have to take the annual state mandated exams, it just won’t be the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test.

09/24/2025

Superintendent search underway

It took only 30 minutes and six unanimous votes for Lamesa school board members to hire a consulting firm to assist in the search for a new school superintendent. The seventh school board member, Cindy Martinez, was absent from the meeting.

09/24/2025

US 87 and SH 349 under construction

City officials notified drivers about roadway closures to accommodate construction projects. Construction is currently underway at the intersection of US 87 and SH 349.

09/23/2025

A large plume of smoke was visible from town mid-Monday afternoon. An apparent controlled burn got out of hand and spread over pasture land and cedar trees about 10 miles north of town along County Road O. Lamesa firefighters doused the blaze and utilized county maintainers to lay down three wide trenches to stop the spread and keep the blaze from jumping over to further ignition spots. O’Donnell firefighters were standing by in the event more assistance was needed.
Video Courtesy: Betty Allen

09/23/2025

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• Email must include name, phone number, photo’s date, location & a brief description.

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09/23/2025

Council talks park fees

After a lengthy discussion about fees charged to renters utilizing city facilities, city council members Tuesday opted to pass on making any decisions. It’s a discussion they plan to continue.

09/23/2025

No Dumping!

Discarded couches, tires, mattresses, oil filters and even unwanted children’s toys are finding their way along county right-of-ways. There’s a municipal landfill that will take them at no cost from those living inside the city limits and within county areas, but it seems 90-percent of illegal d...

09/23/2025

LLamesa Area Chamber of Commerceeyes Halloween

Fall is in the air and Halloween is just around the corner. The Lamesa Chamber of Commerce and the Lamesa Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) are gearing up for the big day.