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SHALLOWATER — A strong start and three players with 20-plus points helped push Shallowater to an 87-77 victory Tuesday over Estacado and the outright District 2-3A championship.“Our kids showed a lot...
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FRENSHIP — Mercedes Perez and Adison McNeme scored a goal apiece and Monterey downed Frenship 2-0 Tuesday in a District 7-4A soccer match.Ariel Diaz picked up two assists as the Lady Plainsmen improved...
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25 Years Ago:Calling rural hospitals “the cornerstones of healthcare … in their communities,” Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Tex., introduced legislation Tuesday that he said would correct an inequity in...
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LCU’s Pool garnersHeartland spotlight Lubbock Christian University’s Emily Pool was named Heartland Conference women’s basketball player of the week for her performance in last week’s game.Pool, a...
View ArticleTxDOT, city propose improvements to Avenue Q
City officials say there are too many serious or fatal accidents involving pedestrians on Avenue Q from 19th Street to 50 Street. It needs to be fixed, and the Texas Department of Public Safety is...
View ArticleFrenship basketball finishes atop district race
With a 60-36 victory over Hereford on Tuesday night, Frenship clinched the 4-4A district title outright.Marcos Schuster led the way for Frenship with 12 points, including two three-point baskets.Callen...
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The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s DAILY DEAL is a big hit with consumers and local businesses! Consumers get great savings at local merchants, while businesses get a fun, easy way to reach out to...
View ArticleFrenship siblings open Pro Fitness Gym
Sports training and relationships between customers and the gym owners are what sets apart a new gym in Frenship.Pro Fitness Gym and Baseball Training Facility opened in January at 7201 Marsha Sharp...
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Maydene Chapman, 73, of Lamesa died Feb. 12, 2014. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at Crestview Baptist Church. Branon Funeral Home of Lamesa.Services for Lindon Loraine Click of...
View ArticleVirginia College currently enrolling students, will begin classes April 7
Virginia College new to Lubbock; enrolling Virginia College in Lubbock has begun enrolling students and will commence classes on April 7.The new campus, located at 5005 50th St., will house about 125...
View ArticleLubbock High student makes history with spot in the first all-state mariachi...
Lubbock student makes mariachi history Thalia Ramos of Lubbock High School has made history by earning a spot in the first-ever Mariachi All-State Program in Texas.Ramos, a senior, was one of three...
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■ Assumed name: Estilo Granite; owner: Hilda G. Burrow■ Assumed name: Timeforge; owner: TForge Investments LLC■ Assumed name: Timeforge; owner: Brad Ralston■ Assumed name: Elite Fire and Security...
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25 Years Ago: Lubbock County received official authorization Thursday from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to hold an election in which voters will decide whether to create a new county...
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The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) released its findings from a nine-county underground water sampling effort Wednesday, despite acknowledging in a recent Avalanche-Journal article some of the...
View ArticleGrand Court cordially invites you to Open House & Chocolate Extravaganza
At Grand Court Lubbock, the renovation work is complete and now it’s time to open the doors and celebrate!Residents and staff at Grand Court Lubbock, a Brookdale Senior Living community, would like to...
View ArticleTech to host co-founder of National HME
Joshua Robertson, co-founder and executive vice president of National HME, will speak as part of Texas Tech’s Rawls College of Business Chief Executive’s Roundtable Speakers Series at 11:30 a.m....
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