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MusicFRIDAYKidz Bop Live!— 6 p.m., Civic Center Theater, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. $15, $22.50 and $55. 770-2000. Cannibal Corpse, Suicide Silence, Wretched, All Falls Down, Astringency and Violent Vendetta...
View ArticleTexas 12th in new study comparing education across America
Texas may not have the best public education system, but it doesn’t have the worst either.The state ranked 12th in comparison with the rest of the country in a recent study by WalletHub, a website that...
View ArticleMonday is voter registration deadline for Sept. 9 special election for SD 28
Lubbock County residents have until Monday to make sure they’re registered to vote ahead of the Sept. 9 special election for Senate District 28.Individuals may drop off their application to vote or...
View ArticleGo! Entertainment Briefs
Alamo offers benefit for Make-A-Wish The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 120 W. Loop 289, will host a “sing-along” screening of the film “Dirty Dancing” at 7 p.m. Saturday, with half of the proceeds to...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Janet Marie (Love) Duran, 70, of Lubbock died Aug. 5, 2014. Mass will be 11 a.m. today, Aug. 8, at Christ the King Cathedral. Combest Family Funeral Homes of Lubbock.Bobby Ray Glover, 66, of Floydada...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:Texas Tech University officials say that they would have liked West Texas State University to merge with Tech before joining forces with either Texas A&M or the University of Texas.50...
View ArticleCivil Filings
72ND DISTRICT COURTJUDGE RUBEN G. REYESDustin Marks and Michelle Coate against Steven Clayton Daniel and Sharon O’Leary Daniel, suit on other civil237TH DISTRICT COURTJUDGE LES HATCHRovio Entertainment...
View ArticleAssumed names
■ Assumed name: Nicole Campbell Creative; owner: Nicole Campbell■ Assumed name: Defender; owner: Defender Holdings Inc.■ Assumed name: Home Defender; owner: Defender Holdings Inc.■ Assumed name: Home...
View ArticleBirths
Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Pope of Lubbock, a boy weighing 6 pounds, 3 ounces at 4:56 a.m. Aug. 3 at University Medical Center.Mr. Johnson and Ms. Ward of Lubbock, a boy weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce at 8:06...
View ArticleNew Lubbock ISD students can register Monday
Districtwide registration for the Lubbock Independent School District is Monday, and schools will have additional staff members on hand to answer questions and help process paperwork. Parents with...
View ArticleEvent scheduled to introduce new East Lubbock professionals to area residents
The African American Community Leadership Council will host a Meet and Greet event at Alderson Elementary School, 219 Walnut Ave., Monday to introduce new community professionals to East Lubbock...
View ArticleLubbock ISD District 2 rep to host town hall meeting Tuesday
Lubbock Independent School District Trustee Vernita Woods-Holmes will host a town hall meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Ervin Elementary School cafeteria, 1802 E. 28th St.In addition to having the...
View ArticleWater line break leaves some north Lubbock residents without water through...
A water line break near Itasca Street will leave some Lubbock residents without water until around 4 p.m., though city officials are hopeful the pipe will be repaired before then.The older water line...
View ArticleEmergency crews responding to crash on US 84 near Lubbock
The Lubbock Sheriff’s Office is responding to an accident that occurred about 9:15 p.m. Friday near the Stars & Stripes Drive-In.An official with the department said numerous law enforcement...
View Article7303 Kewanee Avenue - Bacon Crest
7303 Kewanee Avenue – Bacon CrestHutson Homes presents this issue’s Featured Home from West Texas Home Builders Association in cooperation with the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Conveniently located at...
View ArticleCorrections
Friday’s B1 story “Lubbock Republicans host forum for candidates in HD 83 race” should have read that representatives from the seven Republican county chairs in House District 83 will select a...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Louise Allen, 92, of Lubbock died Aug. 8, 2014. Graveside services will be 4 p.m. today, Aug. 9, in Muleshoe Memorial Park. Ellis Funeral Home of Muleshoe.Jacob N. Harms, 56, of Seminole died Aug. 7,...
View ArticleDivorces Granted
DIVORCES GRANTEDL. Langford and A. LangfordKeeli Nicole Fields and John Dustin FieldsCindy Rusk and Roy RuskLoneta Lynn Bailey and Johnny Roy Bailey
View ArticleKerns: Lubbock's Stars and Stripes third best drive-in in USA
One cannot blame Ryan Smith, owner of the Stars and Stripes Drive-In Theater, if he now thinks of 3 as his lucky number.Yes, he and his wife, Milena, are ecstatic to learn they will become parents to a...
View ArticleMarty Cleckler: perfecting the art of putting together a deal
Name: Marty Heath ClecklerI am from: the Greater Roscoe and Colorado City, Texas, metropolitan area (middle of nowhere West Texas).Occupation: managing director, WestMark Commercial and owner, Heath...
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