Tech named 87th for value
Tech named 87th for public college value “Kiplinger’s Personal Finance” named Texas Tech 87th on its list of 100 best values in public colleges for 2014.This is the second time Kiplinger has included...
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Tech recognized for academic integrity The International Center for Academic Integrity has selected Texas Tech as the winner of the 2014 Campus of Integrity Award.The ICAI is dedicated to fighting...
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Chaps open leagueplay at DBU Lubbock Christian University makes its Heartland Conference men’s basketball debut today, taking on Dallas Christian in a 7 p.m. road game.LCU (4-1) is on a three-game...
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Brandt Ables, infant, died Dec. 6, 2013. Celebration of life services will be 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Idalou. Combest Family Funeral Homes.Betty Aldridge, 82, died Dec. 11, 2013....
View ArticleWreckEm247: Santa Monica C.C. offensive lineman will visit Texas Tech this...
Texas Tech still has yet to add a second junior college offensive lineman to the 2014 recruiting class as it hopes to do, but read more
View ArticleGO! Rails
NRHC’s Candlelight at the Ranch set for this weekend The National Ranching Heritage Center has scheduled its annual Candlelight at the Ranch celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. today and Saturday, Dec. 13-14,...
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Dorothy Katherine Anderson, 89, died Dec. 11, 2013. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at First Baptist Church in Floydada. Moore-Rose Funeral Home of Floydada.Billy Zan Birdsong, 87,...
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Assumed Name: Motor Man; Owner: Michael ShobeAssumed Name: Motor Man; Owner: Laine Smith
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25 Years Ago:The Board of City Development’s (BCD) Finance Committee gave unanimous approval Monday to a reworked contract with the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce which calls for the chamber to receive 36...
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In memory of Robb Panter: .....................................................................$200In loving memory of Ms. Annie Mae Jones-The Wilson, Johnson, Walton & Knowles families:...
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Tech grad Cure winsanother NFR round LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Hunter Cure went to the National Finals Rodeo in the middle of the pack in the 15-man steer wrestliing competition.When he looked up Thursday...
View ArticleLubbock Christian University urges caution after person exhibited threatening...
A person who exhibited threatening behavior was briefly seen Thursday night, Dec. 12, on campus by Lubbock Christian University security and the Lubbock Police Department.Campus officials were advising...
View ArticleOperation Christmas Child sending gifts to children overseas
Just a shoebox, reminiscent of the lowly manger scene in Bethlehem two millennia ago, has been multiplied into almost 10,000 boxes filled with small gifts for children in other countries by this year’s...
View ArticleLubbock man gets federal prison time for methamphetamine deal on West Side
Wilcox gets federal time for meth deal A Lubbock man was sentenced Friday, Dec. 13, to 105 months in federal prison for possession of methaphetamine with intent to distribute.Jeremy Clay Wilcox, 33,...
View ArticleCity accepting apps for Junior Ambassador program
City taking applications for goodwill program The city of Lubbock is now accepting applications for the 2014 Junior Ambassador Goodwill Program. The Junior Ambassador Program provides a unique...
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25 Years Ago:Texas Tech athletic director T. Jones continued to raise the caliber of the Red Raiders’ future non-conference football opponents Monday when he announced the signing of a two-game...
View ArticleCivil Filings
99TH DISTRICT COURTJUDGE WILLIAM C. SOWDERRobert Abbe against Argonaut Ventures LLC, Jimmy John’s and Joseph Danglemayr, suit on personal injury auto237TH DISTRICT COURTJUDGE LES HATCHMike Harber...
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LCU visits OklahomaChristian for twin bill The Lubbock Christian University basketball teams play their final games before the holidays today when they visit Oklahoma Christian for a Heartland...
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Learn about state/federal tax credits Learn about state and federal historic tax credits and how they can provide significant equity for redevelopment projects from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19...
View ArticlePorter Anniversary
MR. & MRS. PORTERMr. and Mrs. Porter of Lubbock will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday. They are the parents of the late J. Ken Porter and wife Cyndy of Lubbock and Kerry Porter...
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