Registration open for Alzheimer's walk
Online registration for the Lubbock Walk to End Alzheimer’s is underway. The event is scheduled for Sept. 6 at the Wells Fargo Amphitheater, located at 413 E. Broadway. Participation is free, but all...
View ArticleLupus Support group to host Lubbock Walk to End Lupus
The local lupus support group will host the sixth annual Lubbock Walk to End Lupus at 9 a.m. Sept. 20.Registration is required, but there is no fee. People who wish to participate can register at...
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UBS in great need of blood donations United Blood Services is asking for negative blood type donations. The United Blood Services draw center is located at 2523 48th St. It’s open Monday and Wednesday...
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25 years ago:Animal rights activists staged demonstrations outside federal buildings in five Texas cities Friday to protest the use of cats and federal funds for sleep research at Texas Tech University...
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Mr. Marcos Saldana and Ms. Nancy Muñoz of Tahoka, a girl weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces at 12:23 a.m. Aug. 12 at University Medical Center.Mr. and Mrs. Rangel of Lubbock, a boy weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces...
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The Avalanche-Journal is counting down the Top 20 high school football teams on the South Plains.The list so far:20. Shallowater19. Sundown18. Muleshoe17. Snyder16. Abernathy15. Seminole14....
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Fall Arts Festival needs volunteers The Lubbock Municipal Garden and Arts Center is currently looking for one-time volunteers for the 44th annual Fall Arts and Crafts Festival.The event is free and...
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If we’ve made a mistake, we want to know so we can get it right. To comment about accuracy and coverage, call Adam Young, local news editor, at 766-8725.
View ArticleEx-Swisher County sheriff gets 30 days for oppression
CANYON (AP) — A former West Texas sheriff accused of making improper advances to a female county worker must serve 30 days in jail for misdemeanor official oppression.Ex-Swisher County Sheriff Emmett...
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The Lubbock Economic Development Alliance is expected to announce about 160 new jobs.SECTION A
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E. D. “Wimp” Halcomb, 81, of Big Spring died Aug. 18, 2014. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at 14th and Main Church of Christ. Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory...
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237TH DISTRICT COURTJUDGE LES HATCHTexas Tech Federal Credit Union against Willis O. Agutu, suit on account
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25 years ago:Hundreds of new state laws aimed at making Texas safer and healthier for most of its citizens and less friendly for wrongdoers go into effect within the next two weeks.50 years...
View ArticleFrenship suffers loss to Randall
After a tough loss, Jennifer McCully said the Tigers have some things to work on.“We just have to start off better. We have to start off more confident,” the Frenship coach said. “We just have to make...
View ArticleLubbock High defeats Monterey
Julia Kennedy and Hailey Hebert registered nine kills apiece and Teresa Flores had 18 assists as Lubbock High outlasted Monterey 28-26, 15-25, 25-13, 25-20 in non-district high school volleyball action...
View ArticleSports briefly: New Mexico AD says no question about hazing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. University of New Mexico Athletic Director Paul Krebs said Wednesday that there’s no question there was hazing by the women’s soccer team and that alcohol played a role.Two team...
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25 years ago:Conroe — The national debate over the conflicting right of smokers and non-smokers has come into sharp focus in this Montgomery County town, where the school district recently outlawed the...
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237TH DISTRICT COURTJUDGE LES HATCHAlderson Enterprises Lp against Precision Houston Investments Inc. and Alvin Wayne Hall, suit on account
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In Tuesday’s story about hard to fill jobs in the area, the city of Lubbock’s director of resources’ name should have read Leisa Hutcheson. The A-J regrets this error.If we’ve made a mistake, we want...
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Cooper grad upfor national award Former Cooper standout Stanton Keane is one of 36 nominees for the National Football Foundation’s high school national scholar-athlete awards announced Wednesday. Keane...
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