WTA&M sweeps doubleheader from LCU
CANYON — A walkoff single by Mallory Wyatt during the eighth inning propelled No.1 West Texas A&M to a 3-2 victory over Lubbock Christian in Game 1 and the Lady Buffs defeated the Lady Chaps 10-2...
View ArticleAvalanche-Journal All-South Plains Class 2A basketball team capsules
2014 AVALANCHE-JOURNAL ALL-SOUTH PLAINS CLASS 2A TEAM GIRLSPLAYER OF THE YEARKarli McCord, Slaton COACH OF THE YEARDustin Klafka, Slaton FIRST TEAMRachel Zahn, Idalou Andrea Conklin, Idalou Caitlyn...
View ArticleIn DC, Tech chancellor Hance cites plans for big wind farm near campus
WASHINGTON — The changing climate in Texas is bringing both disaster and business opportunity. That’s rarely made as clear as it has been made in West Texas, where there’s far too little water and a...
View ArticleLubbock City Council budget work session rescheduled from Friday
The Lubbock City Council budget work session scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, April 11, has been canceled.The meeting, the second budget work session this year, will be rescheduled for a future date,...
View ArticleTRUE-PLUMLEE
David and Linda True of Lubbock are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Larissa Kay True, to Eric Alan Plumlee, son of Alan and Terri Plumlee of Stamford, Texas. The bride-to-be...
View ArticleEntertainment briefs
Annual arts festival opens doors at civic center The 36th annual Lubbock Arts Festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 13,...
View ArticleTheater Box
“Boeing, Boeing”— 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Lubbock Community Theatre, 4230 Boston Ave. Comic farce written by French playwright Marc Camoletti, and translated into English by...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Artemia Hernandez, 84, of Plainview died April 9, 2014. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. today, April 11, in Plainview Cemetery. Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview.James Colley Jones, 91, of Lubbock...
View ArticleWayland Baptist honors retirement of Kent Brooks
Brooks retiring from WBU in Lubbock Wayland Baptist University honored Kent Brooks, director of development for the Lubbock campus, on Thursday as he prepares to retire after 29 years with the...
View ArticleAnnual Champions for Children Banquet scheduled
Annual Champions for Children Banquet The Early Learning Centers of Lubbock will honor award recipients during its Champions for Children Banquet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, at the Lubbock...
View ArticleLubbock Habitat will benefit from tournament
Tournament to benefit habitat A Rock Paper Scissors tournament scheduled at noon April 19, in the South Plains Mall parking lot, will apportion 20 percent of its proceeds to Lubbock Habitat for...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:Conditions will turn cold and windy across the South Plains today.50 years ago:Different kinds of reading require a different pace.75 years ago:Several hundred women attended post-Easter...
View ArticleLubbock fire marshals investigating cause of early morning blaze
The Lubbock Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a fire that started early Friday morning, April 11, at a home in north Lubbock.Lubbock Fire Rescue deployed a standard structure response of three...
View ArticleTech police arrest student for choking woman
Texas Tech police calls for April 99:41 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a domestic violence assault at Talkington Residence Hall. A male student choked a female student who was an...
View ArticleGUINN-JORDAN
Brianna Guinn and Chance Jordan were united in marriage at 4:00 pm on April 12, 2014 at the Cotton Creek Barn in New Home. The ceremony was officiated by Ryon Price of the Second Baptist Church....
View ArticleTech hosts LEGO Robotics Challenge
More than 700 elementary and middle school students from around the South Plains will showcase robots made of LEGOs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 12 on the basketball courts at the Texas Tech...
View Article4805 116th Street - Oakmont Estates
4805 116th Street – Oakmont EstatesTrey Strong invites you to see Lubbock’s newest neighborhood in South Lubbock. Located off of 114th Street between Quaker and Slide, Oakmont Estates provides a...
View ArticlePlay fair when selling your home
April is Fair Housing Month. This is a good opportunity to talk about fair-housing in the real estate world. When you’re planning to sell your home, you most likely want it sold at the best price and...
View ArticleKearney & Associates, REALTORS welcomes new agent to firm
Kearney & Associates, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Antoinette Narvais has joined their team.Netty is no stranger to hard work. She and her husband currently own A&J Collision Tech, an...
View ArticleLetter : Let nature take course with bird problem
Let nature take course with bird problem I understand Texas Tech is getting ready to start firing a noise cannon to scare the birds away. Why do they think anyone else would want to be plagued with...
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