Voters discuss ninth-grade center at Frenship bond meetings
Wolfforth resident Gene Cates isn’t sold on the proposed ninth-grade center that Frenship ISD wants to build.At a meeting at Frenship Middle School on Monday, March 31, he expressed support for the...
View ArticleLubbock Preparedness Fair draws 1,800 people
Above-ground storm shelters on the back of a flat-bed truck caught the eye of Johney Enriquez last Saturday, March 29, as he and his family were traveling down Frankford Avenue.They pulled into the...
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Bill Brown, 74, of Smyer died April 2, 2014. Funeral services are pending with Resthaven Funeral Home. Beatrice “Pebble” Cardenas, 60, died March 28, 2014. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 4, at...
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Frenship players winfour tourney titles Frenship tennis players Taylor Brown and Jacob Lovett won first place in girls and boys singles, respectively, and two Frenship doubles teams also won their...
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HOLE IN ONEWednesdayat Shadow Hills Golf Course: Bobby Moegle, Lubbock, No. 6, 97 yards, pitching wedge. Witnesses: Billy Sims, Dr. Carl Brown, Joe Michalka.
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Mr. and Mrs. Quinn Rivers of Lubbock, a boy weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces at 9:56 p.m. March 15 at University Medical Center.
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:Three Lubbock teenagers suffered stab wounds during an altercation in an alley near the 2400 block of Fifth Street, according to police reports.50 years ago:A civil lawsuit alleging that...
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TODAYOLLI-”Cheese Please”— 6-7:30 p.m. McPherson Winery, 1615 Texas Ave. For price information or registration, call 742-6554. “Hold My Hand”— 6:30-8:30 p.m. Family Guidance and Outreach Center, No. 5...
View ArticleLubbock County sheriff turns to public to identify 2 in 5-month-old check...
Lubbock county sheriff’s office officials are asking the public to help them identify two people in connection with a five-month-old case involving forged checks used at a liquor store south of...
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MusicFRIDAYPage 9 with Moments Till Fall, Tiger/Coast, ABL and Sarah Z Music — 7 p.m., Jake’s, 5025 50th St. $10 and a $3 minor fee. Rock and punk. 687-5253.Texas Tech University’s School of Music...
View ArticleLetter: Didn't like jokes about Asians
I attended the ABC Rodeo on March 29, at City Bank Coliseum, where I learned more about and really enjoyed the various rodeo competitions.One element I did not understand was why the clown announcer...
View ArticleLubbock Christian falls to R.J. Reynolds
R.J. Reynolds used a four-run fourth inning to take control and hold off Lubbock Christian for an 8-6 victory over the Eagles on Thursday at Eagle Field.The win evens the series between the Eagles...
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“Boeing, Boeing” — 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, at Lubbock Community Theatre, 4230 Boston Ave. Comic farce written by French playwright Marc Camoletti, and translated into English by...
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Francisco Alarcon, 74, of Snyder died April 3, 2014. No services are planned. Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home of Snyder.Jim Briggs, 77, of San Antonio died March 26, 2014. Memorial services will be 2...
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New Neighbors to host hospitality coffee The New Neighbors Club will host its annual Spring Hospitality Coffee at 10:30 a.m. today, April 4. Members, guests and interested persons are welcome.For the...
View ArticleCivil Filings
99TH DISTRICT COURTJUDGE WILLIAM C. SOWDERWells Fargo Bank NA against Jennifer Garcia, suit on other civil
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TODAYBelly Dancing For Women— 11 a.m.-noon. UMC Activities Center, 5217 82nd St. $5. 783-8829.Intro to Wellness— 2 p.m. UMC Activities Center, 5217 82nd St. $5. 783-8829. Jazz and Hip Hop Dance— 5:30-7...
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25 years ago:Texas Tech University President-elect Robert Lawless was welcomed to the campus Monday and told supporters of the university’s need to “tell its story.”50 years ago:Five Lubbock residents...
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Tech runners headto West Coast meets Texas Tech will send eight distance runners to track and field meets on the West Coast this weekend.Three men and four women will run in the San Francisco State...
View ArticleTech regent Walker honored for global assistance efforts
A Houston global civic organization has named Texas Tech University System Regent John Walker as its international citizen for 2014.The World Affairs Council of Houston honored Walker, a Lubbock native...
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