All Saints receives $500,000 for building
All Saints received $500K for building All Saints Episcopal School will receive a $500,000 grant from the J.T. & Margaret Talkington Charitable Foundation to help fund its new facilities. The Fine...
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ALLEN — Jodi Davis scored 18 points and Abby Hansard supplied 14 as Monterey beat Dallas Ursuline Academy 59-32 Thursday, helping the Lady Plainsmen earn a split on the first day of the Allen...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: Return of Broadway veteran David Gaschen to Lubbock
David Gaschen is a Lubbock native and Texas Tech graduate who has achieved national stardom, including performing the title role in “Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway. He is back in Lubbock to sing the...
View ArticleLISD, Frenship schools to start on time; weather starting to cause accidents
Lubbock and Frenship independent school districts planned to start classes on time Friday morning as freezing rain and sleet started to make driving conditions more difficult.Lubbock Police issued an...
View ArticleFrenship whips Fort Worth Boswell at Keller tournament
KELLER — Marcos Schuster scored a game-high 30 points with five 3-point goals, and Frenship topped Fort Worth Boswell 73-46 in a consolation-round game at the Timber Creek/Fossil Ridge tournament on...
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Traditional Christmas Coffee December 6 The New Neighbors Club will host its traditional Christmas coffee at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 6. Members, their guests and other interested individuals are welcome to...
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Sam’s Club hosting Holiday Tasting The 11th annual Holiday Taste of Sam’s Club will be held from noon to 5 p.m. through Nov. 27 at Sam’s Club, 6016 Marsha Sharp Fwy.You will have a chance to try...
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DR. & MRS. MAULDr. and Mrs. Robert G. Maul of Lubbock will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Sunday, Dec. 1, at Las Brisas with a family dinner. They are the parents of Dr. Greg Maul of...
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Austin Abney, an eighth-grader at Smylie Wilson, is the son of Paula and Tony Abney. He is involved in football, basketball, advanced orchestra and is on the honor roll. Elliot Thomas Abraham, a senior...
View ArticleLetter: Question of how first reproduction occurred
Question of how first reproduction occurred A few years ago, PBS aired “Life’s Greatest Miracle,” about the forming of the human body from conception to birth. It is mind-boggling to try to comprehend...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: Today's children are less fit than their parents were as kids
Most people should have expected the report at the American Heart Association conference saying children today are less fit than their parents were as kids. The question is what to do about it. Parents...
View ArticleLetter: Now is the time to bring back skepticism
Now is the time to bring back skepticism For our form of government to work, the people and, most importantly, the press must be skeptical of government.When the government promises a chicken in every...
View ArticleLetter: Citizen participation helped bring success
Thanks to the Lubbock A-J for covering the Imagine Lubbock Together community-wide visioning effort since its launch more than 2 years ago. As former co-chairman of this group, I’m delighted Connie...
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Lubbock KOA wins President’s Award The Lubbock KOA Campground has been awarded the 2014 KOA President’s Award by Kampgrounds of America, the world’s largest system of family-friendly campgrounds. The...
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Sunday, Nov. 30— Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses Texas 27A Circuit Assembly. Expected attendance: 1,250.
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TUESDAY, NOV. 26SBA Opportunities– 6-8 p.m., seminar to be held at the Small Business Development Center, 2579 S. Loop 289, Suite 114, Lubbock from 6 to 8 p.m. This is a free workshop for those who are...
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25 Years Ago:They’re bigger and stronger and perhaps, tougher. Gerald Myers says they’re definitely improved. But are Texas Tech’s Red Raiders really any better on the basketball court than they were a...
View ArticleSchools to open two hours late for bad road conditions ,warmer temperatures...
Bad road conditions have prompted school officials for Lubbock ISD and Lubbock Cooper ISD to delay school openings for two hours today, Nov. 25.“After an early morning road check, Lubbock ISD will...
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