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LCU hosting freebaseball clinic The Lubbock Christian University baseball team will host a free baseball clinic for third- through fifth-grade boys Saturday at Hays Field. The time is 10 a.m. to...
View ArticleFrenship soccer teams sweep Borger
WOLFFORTH — Addie Talamantez knocked him two goals and five of her teammates also scored as Frenship routed Borger 7-0 Tuesday in girls soccer.The Tigers (7-1-2) got a goal apiece from Taya Gomm,...
View ArticleLubbock fire officials investigating cause of Thursday house fire in west...
Lubbock fire investigators are trying to find the cause of a Thursday morning, Jan. 23, fire that destroyed a house in West Lubbock.About six Lubbock Fire Rescue units arrived about 5:50 a.m. to an...
View ArticleFIELDS-COLLINS
Todd and Zoellen Fields of Lubbock announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca, to Kyle Collins. Kyle is the son of Susan Bauer and Mike Collins, all of Lubbock. The couple will wed on March 15,...
View ArticleDAVIS-CHAMBLESS
Tony and Lisa Davis are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan, to Jared Chambless, son of Sharon Weston and George Wheeler of Carlsbad. Megan and Jared graduated from Texas Tech....
View ArticleLubbock officials warn election campaigns of sign rule violations
City officials are beginning to see political campaign signs posted around Lubbock and some are creating potential driving hazards around the city.In a message released Thursday, Jan. 23, the city...
View ArticleMaster Gardeners set classes for February
This area’s Master Gardeners have scheduled a program called Master’s Touch Gardening Classes, that will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. each Thursday in February at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 4600 48th...
View ArticleGO! Calendar
MusicFRIDAYKenny Maines “The Magic Train” CD release House Concert — 7:15 p.m., Paul Johnson’s House, 3707 94th St. $20 per person, all proceeds go to the artist. RSVP is required, either through...
View ArticleBearden puts Maidens on path to success
Leland Bearden remembers during the interview process last year to become the girls basketball coach at Seminole standing on the sidelines watching the girls go through off-season workouts.“My wife...
View ArticleLubbock police search for TV thief
Lubbock police are asking for the public’s help to identify a shoplifter they say is responsible for stealing five TVs from Walmart on two separate occasions in mid-January.The thief is described as a...
View ArticleTech, Lubbock officials praise Bayer contribution as major step for agriculture
U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, was among officials in Lubbock and at Texas Tech encouraged by the announcement Thursday, Jan. 23, that Bayer CropScience will partner with the state for the...
View ArticleLetter: Says greeting was political stunt
Randy Neugebauer and his wife had an ad on television wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. They also let it be known it was in honor of our Lord’s birth.This was a political stunt. They are desperate to...
View Article3811 113th St. - Orchard Park
3811 113th St. – Orchard ParkThe final street in Orchard Park has your home that is move-in ready! Come and take a look at our beautiful custom home with a circle front drive, fully landscaped and an...
View ArticleLetter: Construction project has taken a long time
Construction project has taken a long time Regarding the construction/road work on North Milwaukee Ave from Erskine to FM 2641: This project has been under way for more than a year and is the worst...
View ArticleLetter: New power plant isn't the only answer
New power plant isn’t the only answer Why is the consensus the only energy future for Lubbock is a power-generating plant that will be obsolete before the groundbreaking? Is there no one with vision?...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Joann Edwards Alexander, 87, of Levelland died Jan. 23, 2014. A gathering will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Combest Family Funeral Homes. Combest Family Funeral Homes.Coy Biggs, 80, of Slaton died Jan....
View ArticleChristian rock heads Road Show at USA
Christian rock heads Road Show at USA More than a half dozen Christian rock bands — including Skillet, Third Day, Andy Mineo, Jamie Grace, Royal Taylor, We As Human, Vertical Church Band and more — are...
View ArticleTech petroleum engineering receives $1.8 million in gifts
Petrol engineering receives $1.8 million Texas Tech’s department of petroleum engineering has received a series of gifts totaling more than $1.8 million.The gifts will go to name several areas in the...
View ArticleSouth Plains College to offer quilt piecing class Monday, Jan. 27
SPC to offer quilt piecing class Monday South Plains College is offering a quilt piecing class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 27, in the Technical Arts Building on the Levelland campus.This is...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:No greater challenge faces the Texas Legislature this year than to fund an 11,000 bed expansion of the state prison system.50 years ago:A blizzard raged through the northern Plains today,...
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