Cowboy Symposium looking for volunteers
Cowboy Symposium looking for volunteers The National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, scheduled the weekend following Labor Day, has begun recruiting volunteers to help with this year’s...
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25 years ago:A twister described by witnesses as “white as snow” touched down just south of the Plainview city limits Tuesday afternoon, destroying a small home and damaging a grain elevator.50 years...
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TODAYWalk for Tourette Syndrome Awareness— 10 a.m. Miller Park, Indiana Avenue and 74th Street. 438-6601 or email, pzweaks@yahoo.com.South Plains Woodturner Club Meeting— 10 a.m. Target Sheet Metal in...
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Firefighters training event under way Visit Lubbock is hosting the 138th annual State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association Training Conference and Convention through Wednesday at the Lubbock...
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Texas Tech quarterback and pitching prospect Patrick Mahomes posted on Twitter late Friday that he plans to move to Lubbock on Saturday after he wasn’t chosen through 10 rounds of the Major League...
View ArticleBusiness profile: Alona Beesinger - Working for Lubbock
Name: Alona BeesingerAge: 61I’m from: DimmittOccupation: Marketing manager for Suddenlink and serving as chairwoman of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce.read more
View ArticleLetter of the Day: Touched by respect for funeral procession
On June 2, I was once again reminded of how special the people of West Texas are. As a rather lengthy funeral entourage made its way from Shallowater to Resthaven Cemetery to bid a final farewell to a...
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Get the latest business news from Sunday’sWall Street Journal pages. Pages E3-5
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Staples seeks stars for commercial Staples is searching for Lubbock-area parents, teens and customers of all ages who can move and groove with the Shopping Cart Dance to star in a national commercial...
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Lubbock honors clean organizations Monterey Church of Christ, 6111 82nd St., Word Aflame Church, 6901 82nd St., and LakeRidge Baptist Church, 4601 82nd St., have been honored by the City-Wide Pride...
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Contractor Location Project ValueGreen Tag Construction Twisted Root Restaurant, 116 W. Loop 289 3,752 sq. ft. $380,000Strobel Construction Storage Tank, 3104 Clovis Road $1,877,036Goertzen...
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New sales tax licenses issued in Lubbock by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the week ending May 30:■ Advance Auto Parts, 1102 Ave. Q■ Alliance Home Medical, 1001 Main St., Suite 708■ Rojo...
View ArticleLubbock County Commissioners, Citizen's Advisory Committee meetings this week
PUBLIC MEETINGSYou can be civically active by watching your local government and decision makers in action.■ MondayLubbock County Commissioners; 10 a.m.; Lubbock County Courthouse fifth floor...
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Kathy DeLeon, 35, died June 3, 2014. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, at Tabernacle of Praise in Benbrook. Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth.Doretha Gentry, 89, of Amherst died June 6,...
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TODAYFreedom Fest — Noon-8 p.m. Rawlings Community Center, 213 40th St. Free. Music, carnival games, food and door prizes. 767-2704.Sunday Concert in the Park: Westwind Brass Band— 8 p.m. Wagner Park,...
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25 years ago:Urging physicians to practice at West Texas Hospital should push the facility’s sagging daily census upward, according to the new hospital administrator, Edward Zintgraff.50 years...
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Project Stockings needs volunteers The 2014 Project Stockings is underway and is looking for volunteers to sew or decorate stockings, collect items for stuffing or raise funds for the postage money....
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The first in a series on men’s health: Why men have a completion rate of suicide four times higher than women. SECTION A
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