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NikElite girls hoopssets Sunday signup NikElite Girls Basketball has a signup from 2-4 p.m. today in Lubbock. The location is at 3707 Ave. A.The signups were originally scheduled for last week but were...
View ArticleSeniors find needed care, activities and friends at Wedgewood South
Spending time with friends is an important part of having a rich, full life. Senior adults who don’t get enough social interaction can start to lose their mental agility.read more
View ArticleVisit Skylights of West Texas at their new location in southwest Lubbock
Skylights of West Texas, Lubbock’s premier source for standard and sun tunnel skylights since 1995, is excited to announce they’ve relocated!The friendly staff and all of their resources are no longer...
View ArticleDeath notices
James Frederick DeFreese, 80, of Snyder died March 7, 2014. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at First Assembly of God. Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home of Snyder.Dorothy Gardner, 84, died March...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in Sunday night house fire
No one was injured in a house fire late Sunday night, March 9, in central Lubbock.Lubbock Fire Rescue Crews responded at about 11 p.m. to a blaze at a home in the 2200 block of 40th Street, according...
View ArticleTraffic stop nets $54,000 worth of drugs, weapon in Garza County
A 33-year-old Lubbock man is behind bars after a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped him Saturday in Garza County and found more than $54,000 worth of drugs and a pistol in his...
View ArticleMarriage Licenses for March 10
James Dewayne Crump Jr. and Shayla Khrystyne SpencerAgustin Torres and Jody Jean GaliciaBaldemar Davila and Stephanie GonzalesKevin Clay Kilmer and Jaryn Taylor JonesWilliam Harvey Robinson and...
View ArticleHealth briefs
Aspen Dental opens new location Aspen Dental has opened a new location in Lubbock at 5607 Slide Road. Saurabh Mannan is the lead dentist at the location. He received his doctor of dental medicine...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:“Hall of Flight” will make a permanent home at Lubbock’s Science Spectrum beginning Saturday.50 years ago:A book collection drive is underway in Lubbock in connection with Project Good...
View ArticleBirths
Mr. Oscar Perez and Ms. Nancy Hernandez of Lubbock, a boy weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces at 10:29 a.m. Feb. 22 at University Medical Center.Mr. and Mrs. Luis and Olivia Garza of Levelland, a boy weighing...
View ArticleBell named Heartland Hitter of the Week
Bell earns Heartland Conference honor Former Frenship standout Ashton Bell was named the Heartland Conference Softball Hitter of the Week on Monday after leading the Lady Chaps to a 5-0 mark.In two...
View ArticleSouth Plains under fire watch until Tuesday evening
Counties in the South Plains are under a fire watch until Tuesday evening, March 11.A combination of sustained 20 mph winds and humidity values at 15 percent or less present a fire hazard for the area,...
View ArticlePolice searching neighborhood in south Lubbock for car thief, possible...
Lubbock police are searching a neighborhood in south Lubbock for a suspected car thief who may also have taken a 6-year-old girl on Tuesday afternoon, March 11.Officers are going door-to-door in the...
View ArticleLubbock city leaders request full outer loop
A group of city leaders wants an outer loop — not an outer semi-loop.“I think if we are serious about putting in an outer loop, it should be completely around Lubbock, because Lubbock is growing in all...
View ArticleLubbock hazardous materials team honored for actions during chemical spill
Members of the Lubbock Fire Rescue’s hazardous materials team were honored Tuesday, March 11, for their efforts during a chemical spill nearly a year ago.Lubbock Fire Rescue officials awarded unit...
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View ArticleDeath Notices
Mitzi Blackerby, 45, of Lubbock died March 11, 2014. Services are pending with Broadway Funeral Directors.Rose Burton, 69, died Monday, March 10, 2014. Services are pending with Broadway Funeral...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:Mayhem broke loose in Lubbock Saturday night as police responded to a shooting, a car-pedestrian fatality and a standoff with a gunman barricaded inside a house during a 25-minute period...
View ArticleAssumed names
■ Assumed name: Caprock Backflow Services; owner: Travis Dwight Cline■ Assumed name: The Joint … The Chiropractic Place; owner: Sixteen 3 Ventures ■ Assumed name: The Joint … The Chiropractic Place;...
View ArticleCommunity briefs
New Neighbors Club to hold luncheon The New Neighbors Club luncheon will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 14, at the Lubbock Women’s Club, 2020 Broadway. Cost is $14 and reservations are required....
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