Steve Ramos

Lawsuit Filed Against Dumas ISD Over Local Optional Homestead Exemption

Dumas ISD (DISD) Superintendent Monty Hysinger issued the following press release regarding a lawsuit filed against the district over local optional homestead exemption. As the Superintendent of Schools for the Dumas Independent School...

Multiple agencies respond to fire north of Dumas

Above: Dumas Fire Department Capt. Galen Davis prepares a water supply line to help fight a fire on the north side of Dumas on Friday. An alliance of personnel from two city fire departments, Moore County...

To the city of Dumas: Get a clue

Two years ago, I called the Dumas Fire Department to ask for the health inspections of the restaurants and other businesses that sell prepared food in the city. The inspections are public record, and many...

If your salary is paid with tax dollars, you will be held accountable for your behavior

Since the publication of the story about DISD employee Nicki Ames’ arrest for Assault: Causing Bodily Damage, I’ve received emails encouraging me “to get a life”, advising me to “mind my own business” and observing...

Dumas ISD employee arrested for family violence charge

Above: Nikki Ames (Photo courtesy Moore County Sheriff's Department) Editor's Note: The story has been updated to indicate the incident is still under investigation. Dumas police arrested a DISD employee for a family violence charge, according to...

Former city of Dumas official arrested on Count II of indictment

Above: Former city of Dumas Health/Code Enforcement Officer Holly Lafever was arrested for theft of a vacuum cleaner, which the indictment says belongs to the Dumas Fire Department. A former city of Dumas official who was...
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