LISD registration begins Monday
Districtwide registration for the 2013-14 school year at all Lubbock ISD campuses will begin Monday, Aug. 12. Parents with students entering school for the first time should bring a copy of their...
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25 years ago:Fire blamed on a man’s smoking in bed ripped through the Cavalier Apartments, 1710 Ave. R, early today, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage.50 years ago:A 15-strikeout performance by...
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Johnnie Bowman, 96, of Lorenzo died Aug. 9, 2013. Services are pending with Adams Funeral Home of Lorenzo. Michaeleen Ann Glendening died Aug. 8, 2013. Memorial services will be Aug. 12, 2013, at 11...
View ArticleWreckEm247: Texas Tech cornerback commit Tevin Madison of Fayette County...
Cornerback Tevin Madison committed to Texas Tech in April, despite having never been to Lubbock. This weekend he finally got to see the program in perread more
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25 years ago:If the planned cease-fire between Iran and Iraq holds, it could mean good news — and stable oil prices — for the Texas oil industry, Railroad Commissioner Kent Hance says.50 years...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: The groundbreaking on a new Texas Tech student housing complex.
The recent groundbreaking for a 234,501-square-foot student housing complex on the TexasTech campus is a milestone. First, Vice-chancellor Michael Molina noted the new complex is Tech’s first...
View ArticleLetter: Make the settlement public
Why are the city taxpayers required to pay a secret amount to ex-City Manager Lee Ann Dumbauld? The City Council is treating the taxpayers as children by implying the taxpayers should do as they are...
View ArticleWreckEm247: Ennis safety Jah'Shawn Johnson commits to Texas Tech on his 17th...
After being impressed by a weekend visit to Texas Tech, Ennis safety Jah'Shawn Johnson committed to the Red Raiders on his birthday. Click here for the scoop!read more
View ArticleHealth briefs for Aug. 13
SPC nursing students to receive pins Seventeen graduates of the South Plains College Vocational Nursing program will receive their pins at a ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. in the Jones...
View ArticleTexas Tech police calls for Aug. 9
Aug. 91:46 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a theft at the west bicycle racks of the Athletic Training Facility. A men’s gray unsecured Schwinn bike was taken.Aug. 101:43 p.m. — A Texas Tech...
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View ArticleCaprock Behavioral Solutions offers autism services
Caprock Behavioral Solutions is now offering services to people in the Lubbock area. The company provides services to autistic people of all ages in need of therapy or training for their caregivers.For...
View ArticleLetter: Housecleaning needed at LP&L
Observing an apparent pattern of contentious actions by elected city officials and those of a variety of local government entities, I am reminded common sense and civility have become increasingly...
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Ricardo “Jaime” Alvarez, 67, of Plainview died Aug. 9, 2013. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview.Ella Lee Brown, 68, of...
View ArticleLubbock Area Republican Women hosting "Texas Legislative Update"
GOP women set legislative update Lubbock Area Republican women are hosting the “83rd Texas Legislative Update” at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at Hillcrest Country Club.The event will feature comments...
View ArticleAssumed names
Assumed Name: Loyal 87; Owner: Joe LealAssumed Name: JWP Electric; Owner: Jerry W. PesterfieldAssumed Name: The Fancy Fox; Owner: Dodi PhillipsAssumed Name: St. Joseph’s Health Care; Owner: Josephine...
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Arts, crafts festival to be held Sept. 14 The 43rd annual Fall Arts and Crafts Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Lubbock Garden and Arts Center, 4215 University Ave. They are...
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Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy and Kelera Hensley of Littlefield, a boy weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces at 1:47 p.m. July 27 at University Medical Center. Mr. and Mrs. Jose Luis Hernandez of Muleshoe, a girl weighing...
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25 years ago:Inside St. John Neumann Catholic Church, a standing-room-only crowd gathered for the 8 a.m. rosary with perhaps twice as many people coming and going outside where the already hot sun was...
View ArticleTexas Tech police calls for Aug. 12-13
Aug. 12 12:39 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a traffic accident without injuries in the R13 Doak parking lot.Aug. 13 12:50 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for public intoxication...
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