Convention calendar
■ Jan. 22-25 — Sunset International Bible Institute, Sunset Vision Workshop. Expected attendance: 350.
View ArticleCommercial permits
Contractor Location Project ValueCurtom-Dunsmur Joint Ventures Target, Canyon West, 6064 Marsha Sharp Fwy. 5,143 sq. ft. $950,000
View ArticleQuick Opinion: Trinity Church's new expansion of facilities
Trinity Church will dedicate a $14 million expansion project today that will add 82,000 square feet of space to the church facilities. Lubbock often has been called a city of churches, and it is nice...
View ArticleOur View: What can our downtown become? Maybe it can even have a monorail
Building a monorail between Texas Tech and downtown Lubbock?Why not think about it?We aren’t ready to sign off on starting construction, but we like the thought of the colorful public transportation...
View ArticleLetter: Citizen comments should be broadcast
The City Council’s editing citizen comments from the video record blocks open government and transparency. This blackout prevents documentation of the entire meeting, showing only Council business.This...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Martin Benitez, 50, of Snyder died Jan. 10, 2014, at his residence. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Wright Colonial Funeral Home of Snyder....
View ArticleStand Up for America calendar
Public meetingsYou can be civically active by watching your local government and decision makers in action.Monday, Jan. 13 Lubbock County Commissioners; 10 a.m.; County Courthouse Commissioner’s Court;...
View ArticleLHS, Coronado girls go 1-2 in Lubbock swim meet
Lubbock High and Coronado finished 1-2 in the girls standings, and Coronado got third in the boys division Saturday in the Lubbock Invitational swimming and diving meet at the Pete Ragus Aquatic...
View ArticleFour days of celebration planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Council of Lubbock has outlined four distinct celebrations to honor the civil rights activist of the 1960s.They will begin with an Individuals of Distinction...
View ArticleColleges, businesses prepare for student return
As the holiday fervor dies down, the annual migration of young adults back to Lubbock begins.Classes at Texas Tech begin Jan. 15, and students have been slowly trickling back to the city as the date...
View ArticleLetter: Fundraiser was a success
For the 22nd consecutive year, the “Feed a Friend — It’s as Easy as Pie” fundraiser has been an unbelievable success. Despite the bad weather, we surpassed our $50,000 goal, raising a tremendous...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: The relocation of prairie dogs from the Texas Tech campus
Texas Tech found a nice home for 24 prairie dogs living on the school campus. Tech’s rodents are now residents of the Prairie Dog Village at Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park in Carlsbad. It was...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Dale Wayne Jahay, 63, of Floydada died Jan. 11, 2014, at BSA Hospital in Amarillo. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the First Baptist Church in Floydada. Moore-Rose Funeral Home of...
View ArticlePlainsmen win, tie at West Texas Invitational
ABILENE — The Monterey boys went 1-1-1 at the West Texas Invitational soccer tournament Friday and Saturday.After a 1-0 loss to South Grand Prairie, Monterey beat Abilene Wylie 1-0 with a shutout from...
View ArticleTexas Tech police arrest student for possession of drugs, weapon
Jan. 113:30 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer arrested a non-student for failure to identify, one outstanding Lubbock County Sheriff’s Department warrant and three outstanding Lubbock Police Department...
View ArticleLubbock libraries board amends Godeke recommendations
At their monthly meeting Monday, Jan. 13, the Lubbock Libraries Board voted to amend recommendations submitted to the City Council about the future of the Godeke Branch Library.The new recommendations...
View ArticleCounty-owned building next to courthouse to see fifth-floor renovations
The fifth floor of a county-owned building just north of the courthouse is next on the list for renovations, following a go-ahead Monday morning, Jan. 13.Lubbock County Commissioners approved a bid...
View ArticleTrial begins in 2004 'Candy Lady' murder
The first witnesses in a homicide trial Monday, Jan. 13, turned the clock back a decade, recalling slices of the life a decade ago of murder victim Mary Elizabeth Davis, the “Candy Lady” on Globe...
View ArticleRape Crisis Center seeks volunteers
The Lubbock Rape Crisis Center (dba Voice of Hope) is looking for dedicated volunteer advocates. The center is hosting an OAG-certified 40-hour training program from 5:30 to 9 p.m. today-Thursday, Jan....
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 Years Ago:The Lubbock Board of Health approved three components of its five-year plan for upgrading services during its monthly meeting Friday.50 Years Ago:The 1964 Texas Tech Summer Biology...
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