Death Notices
William Bill, 83, of Slaton died June 27, 2013. No services are scheduled. Lillian Rose “Dolly” Foerster, 86, of Lubbock died June 27, 2013. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, July 1, at The...
View ArticleOur View: HB 4 will help secure Texas' future by meeting its future water needs
Texas is famous throughout our nation and around the world for its oil, but the Lone Star State has long needed to start focusing more of its attention and resources on another precious liquid —...
View ArticleLetter: Sirens aren't the best way to warn residents
There has been much talk recently about Lubbock installing tornado sirens.In very small towns, these tornado sirens can be very helpful in alerting the citizens to take shelter. However, in larger...
View ArticleBirths
Mr. Ernesto Chavez and Ms. Elyn Ruiz, a boy weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces at 2:10 p.m. May 20 at University Medical Center.Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ramirez of Lubbock, a boy weighing 4 pounds, 5 ounces at...
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Student wins $18k at livestock show Logan Smith of Lubbock won the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship for $18,000. Smith, a member of 4-H, plants to attend Texas Tech. Gallagher represents...
View ArticleMilitary Briefs
BRYANTNavy seaman recruit, Sterling B. Bryant, son of Lisa K. Smith of Lubbock and Christopher C. Bryant of Fort Stanton, N.M., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command,...
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25 yearsLubbock residents have until July 11 to request a public hearing concerning an operations permit application for the proposed “waste-to-energy” facility on Municipal Hill.50 yearsA railroad...
View ArticleEntertainment Briefs
Dances will bookend 4th on Broadway This year’s 4th on Broadway will open and close with street dances.Grupo Siggno will headline a street dance at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, at the Courthouse...
View ArticleCommunity service: Encompass employees spread kindness
Encompass Home Health has empowered its employees to go into their communities and do random acts of kindness. Project IGNITE gives local teams a set amount of money with instructions to simply make an...
View ArticleHealth Briefs
People ages 60 to 80 sought for Tech study The Texas Tech department of health, exercise, and sport sciences is looking for people between 60 and 80 years old to participate in a study on how vascular...
View ArticlePaul Davis Restoration & Remodeling designs shower for special needs child
There are countless bumps along the road of parenting, and even more it might seem, for those who are raising a special needs child. Some bumps are easier to smooth than others, but a patient navigator...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Tomasa Alvarado, 75, of Lewisville died June 30, 2013. Services are pending with Mark A Jones Funeral Directors of Brownfield.Mildred Avery , 83, of Lubbock and formerly of Whitharral died June 29,...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: LEDA's invitation to gun manufacturers to move to Lubbock
On Gov. Rick Perry’s most recent out-of-state trip to invite businesses to move to Texas, he made a special invitation to gun manufacturers. The Lubbock Economic Development Alliance and Market Lubbock...
View ArticleTexas Tech police calls for June 28-30
June 2811:27 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a traffic accident, without injuries, which occurred in the Z3F parking lot.2:18 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated theft, which occurred on...
View ArticleLubbock Economic Index remains in record territory
The Lubbock Economic Index achieved a second monthly record high in May, fuelled by a continued increase in retail spending and a falling unemployment rate, according to numbers released by Lubbock...
View ArticleWreckem247: Grapevine defensive tackle Junior Onyenah holds a few Big 12...
Grapevine defensive tackle Junior Onyenah impressed the coaches at Texas Tech’s Rockwall-Heath camp in June and he’s still hoping to pick up an offer fread more
View ArticleDog mauls Southeast Texas woman to death
DAYTON (AP) — Deputies are searching for a black dog suspected of fatally mauling a 63-year-old rural Southeast Texas woman.A Liberty County Sheriff’s Office statement says Linda Oliver was found lying...
View ArticleHealth briefs
Troutman graduates from TMA college Gerard Troutman, Lubbock Emergency Medicine physician, was a graduating scholar from the Texas Medical Association’s Leadership College for 2013. Program graduates...
View ArticleCity's first tattoo convention planned
City’s first tattoo convention planned The 2013 Full Tilt Tattoo Convention, conceived by Toshia Chere Humphries and Jessica Tweed, will take place throughout the Oct. 11-13 weekend at the Lubbock...
View ArticleAviation boot camp scheduled by Silent Wings Museum
Aviation boot camps set at Silent Wings The Silent Wings Museum has scheduled Aviation Boot Camps for children ages 8 to 12 July 22-26 and July 29-Aug. 2.The camps, which costs $50 each, are designed...
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