From the A-J's Pages: voters approve nearly $1 billion in state prison, water...
25 years ago:Lubbock County voters emphatically approved nearly $1 billion in state prison construction and water projects, but turned down a 200 percent pay raise for state lawmakers during Tuesday’s...
View ArticlePeoples Bank gives Lubbock Christian University $50,000 for new video scoreboard
Peoples Bank presented Lubbock Christian University with a $50,000 check to help fund a new video scoreboard for the Rip Griffin Center on the university’s campus, the bank announced Friday.In...
View ArticleTexas Tech to host a discussion on concealed carry
Texas Tech will host a roundtable discussion on Thursday, Nov. 13 about concealed carry on campus.The discussion will be from 6-8:30 p.m. inside Texas Tech’s Holden Hall, room 104.The panel will...
View ArticleLubbock Restaurant Association to host ACA update
The Lubbock Restaurant Association will host an Affordable Care Act Update seminar on Tuesday, Nov. 11.The seminar will be from 2-4 p.m. at River Smiths, located at 406 Ave. Q.Topics to be covered...
View ArticleCivil Filings
72ND DISTRICT COURTJUDGE RUBEN G. REYESLaura Garcia, Serenity Hernandez and Adriel Hernandez against Jerry Pena Jr., suit on personal injury autoJoann Vargas against Creative Solutions in Healthcare,...
View ArticleTwo Lubbock foundations to break ground on shared office space
Two of Lubbock’s best-known philanthropic organizations will break ground on joint office space at 4 p.m. Monday. The CH Foundation and Lubbock Area Foundation are collaborating to build a...
View ArticleRE/MAX Lubbock welcomes new sales associate Matt Graham
Lubbock, TX – Nancy Rawls, Sales Manager RE/MAX Lubbock, has announced that Matt Graham has joined as a Sales Associate, and will be working with both buyers and sellers.“We’re excited to be adding yet...
View ArticleLetter: Lubbock could become billboard forest
I think the city’s 4-to-3 vote on first reading, requiring city taxpayers to maintain and improve state highways within Lubbock, also means the state of Texas will no longer regulate billboards along...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Ricardo “Little Ricky” Barboza III died Nov. 2, 2014. Services will be 10 a.m. today, Nov. 8, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Calvillo Funeral Home and Chapel.Stephen Bilbo, 41, of Quinlan died Oct....
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View ArticleAssumed names
■ Assumed name: Hildebrandt Tree Tech; owner: Casey Hildebrandt■ Assumed name: Lubbock Aid Ambulance; owner: David Chad Ehler■ Assumed name: Lubbock Aid Ambulance; owner: Katherine K. Ehler■ Assumed...
View ArticleVeterans Day Calendar
TUESDAYAmerican Legion Barton/Hood Post 0500 Breakfast— 7 a.m. Barton/Hood Post 0500, 214 Main St., Abernathy. Breakfast for all veterans. Veterans Day Ceremonies— 11 a.m. Silent Wings Museum, 6202...
View ArticleBirths
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Guzman of Lubbock, a girl weighing 9 pounds, 11 ounces at 10:23 a.m. Nov. 2 at University Medical Center.Ms. Crystal Martinez of Lubbock, a girl weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces at 7:30...
View ArticleLocal sports briefly
South Plains set forNJCAA meet in Hub The top-ranked South Plains College men will try to win their first national championship since 1997 when the Texans host the NJCAA cross country championships...
View ArticleTrinity Christian wins at state semis
CORSICANA — Amber Daniel had seven kills and two aces in Trinity Christian’s 25-20, 25-14, 25-23 victory over Carrollton Prince of Peace in the state semifinals Friday. The Lady Lions advance to the...
View ArticleNew route: Other companies experience boost in business while Yellow Cab Co....
Lubbock’s yellow cabs will soon be back on the road.It was announced last week that Yellow Cab Co., Lubbock’s only traditional cab service, was purchased by husband and wife Jarita and Ed Pascasio. The...
View ArticleBreck Colquett is working hard (and it seems to be paying off)
Name: Breck ColquettAge: 49I am from: IdalouOccupation: Business owner of BC Supply.The one thing I enjoy most about my work is: Being involved in the project, whether it is a complete makeover like we...
View ArticleLetter: Public education being threatened
Today we Texans enjoy protection of trial by jury and right to worship in the religion of our choice. However, our institution of public education is being threatened. These life-sustaining outgrowths...
View ArticleLetter: Rejecting Choctaw ID not discrimination
I read in the Oct. 15 A-J about the Brownfield man who wasn’t allowed to vote using his Choctaw Nation certificate degree of Indian blood. According to the story, election officials encouraged him to...
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