Wilcox Anniversary
MR. & MRS. WILCOXMr. and Mrs. Wilcox of Lubbock recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a river cruise and visited the chapel in Lansdale, Pa., where they were married. They are the...
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MR. & MRS. MARTINEZMr. and Mrs. Eutimio Martinez Jr. of Floydada recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the Longhorn Steakhouse with family. They are the parents of Debbie Martinez...
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MR. & MRS. PLATTENMr. and Mrs. Platten of Lubbock recently celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary with a dinner at the Double Nickel. They are the parents of Andrea Haynes and husband Lonnie of...
View ArticleFamily of Big Tex artist remembers how the giant cowboy began in 1952
DALLAS (AP) — Even a year after Big Tex burned down, it’s tough for Elisabeth Bridges to think about what happened to the beloved icon that her grandfather built.“I felt like one of our family had...
View ArticleWreckEm247: Canyon linebacker Dylan Douglass is on Texas Tech's radar
Canyon linebacker Dylan Douglass is putting together a monster season statistically and his recruitment is on the rise. This weekend he unofficially visitedread more
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Lubbock dentist nominated for award Elizabeth Dannenberg, a Lubbock dentist, has been nominated for the Texas Academy of General Dentistry’s New Dentist of the Year Award by the 19th District/South...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Robert Lee “Bob” Champion, 89, of Denver City died Sept. 23, 2013. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Denver City Church of Christ. Ratliff Funeral Home of Denver City.Betty...
View ArticleHundreds of Texans report seeing a fireball streak across the sky on Saturday
Hundreds report seeing fireball in sky AUSTIN — Hundreds of Texans are giving online accounts of seeing a massive bright ball of light streak across the nighttime sky.The Austin American-Statesman...
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Patterson gone, Lady Raiders add guard Texas Tech announced Monday that basketball player Jackie Patterson will not return to the team this coming season.The announcement said Patterson will remain in...
View ArticleWeek 4 High School Football Standings
STANDINGS FOR AREA DISTRICTS(2012-14 enrollment in parentheses)CLASS 5ADistrict 2-5ATeam Dist. Ssn. PF PASan Angelo Central (2,661) 2-0 4-0 244 132Midland (2,802) 1-0 2-1 95 83Midland Lee (2,963) 1-0...
View ArticleWreckEm247: Week 4 statistics for Texas Tech's 2014 commits
Wide receiver Jakari Dillard scored his first two touchdowns of the season and the future of Texas Tech's backfield continues to look promising.
View ArticleDeath notices
Glen Dee Adkins, 89, of Lubbock died Sept. 22, 2013. Graveside services will be noon today, Sept. 25, in the City of Lubbock Cemetery. Combest Family Funeral Homes.Matt Baker, 42, of Lubbock died Sept....
View ArticleLetter: Fall - and the fair - are in the air
I can smell fall in the air. Must be time for rain at fair.Do we really, truly dare? These are those days.GEORGE POLLOCK/Ransom Canyon
View ArticleOur View: Elected officials should consider the appearance of impropriety
The visit by Lubbock City Council members to Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance’s suite at Jones AT&T Stadium for the Red Raider football game against Stephen F. Austin University caused a bit of a...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: Texas Tech passes the 33,000-student mark
When Texas Tech officials planned to increase the university’s student population to 40,000 by the year 2020, it was an ambitious goal. Tech just announced it has passed the 33,000-student mark this...
View ArticleEl Paso ISD staff could face cheating sanctions
EL PASO (AP) — The state has begun notifying certain El Paso school district employees that it is investigating whether they were involved in a testing scandal designed to circumvent federal...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's pages
Wednesday, Sept. 2525 YearsFarmers and ranchers will go to the polls in November perhaps looking beyond the White House at the person they think will be chosen as agriculture secretary under the new...
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Jason Wade Bearden and Katie Lauren PrattRodney Shey Bowen and Christy Ann BowenGregory Gordon Pledger and Martha S. IbarraJames Melvin Deckleman and Jane Rodriguez GonzalesJoshua Lee-Michael Rico and...
View ArticleCommunity Briefs
New Neighbors to host card fundraiser The New Neighbors Club will host a card fundraiser beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at the Garden and Arts Center, 4215 University Ave.The cost is $15 per...
View ArticleAssumed names
■ Assumed Name: Allergy Clinic of Lubbock owner: Lubbock Family Medicine LLP■ Assumed Name: Allergy Clinic of Lubbock owner: Rodney Franklin■ Assumed Name: Wholesale Clinic of Lubbock owner: Mark T....
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