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View Article4 West Texas educators cleared, return to duty Wednesday morning
EL PASO (AP) — Four West Texas educators put on paid leave in August after an audit raised questions about students skipping grades and issues with credits have been cleared.The officials with the...
View ArticleFrenship safeties Elliott, Wyatt named to Associated Press Class 4A All-State...
Frenship had one of the best ball-hawking defenses on the South Plains in 2013, and the Associated Press Class 4A All-State Football Team resembles as such.Safeties Will Wyatt, a senior, and Peyton...
View ArticleWreckEm247: Texas Tech signs five on JUCO Signing Day
Texas Tech signed five players on JUCO Signing Day that are capable of making a big impact next season.
View ArticleTigers take fifth at New Braunfels tourney
NEW BRAUNFELS — Marcos Schuster scored 19 points, and the Frenship boys basketball team took fifth place over the weekend at the New Braunfels ABC Tournament.Kenneth Landtroop had 11 points as the...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Don Drum, 80, died Dec. 14, 2013, at his residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at the 37th Street Church of Christ. Wright Colonial Funeral Home of Snyder.Colleen Bishop, 85, of Snyder...
View ArticleLawmaker calls UT regent's silence 'slap in the face'
AUSTIN — Facing an extraordinary threat of impeachment, University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall received a fresh scolding Wednesday from lawmakers who blasted “maverick” conduct and questioned his...
View ArticleAssumed names
■ Assumed Name: Nuclear Crossfit; owner: Frost XF LLC■ Assumed Name: Nuclear Crossfit; owner: Tanner Frost■ Assumed Name: A-1 Plumbing-Amarillo; owner: Andy Miller■ Assumed Name: A-1 Plumbing-Amarillo;...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 Years Ago:Monterey High School’s newspaper, The Monterey Mirror, and Coronado’s yearbook, El Viajero, were named best in the state in their enrollment divisions for 1987-88 by the Texas High School...
View ArticleTech signs five juco prospects at mid-term
Wednesday marked the beginning of the mid-term signing period and Texas Tech received signed financial aid agreements from five junior-college players who all are expected to factor in immediately next...
View ArticleFeds say 17 Panhandle schools risk closure if they don't improve
Seventeen Texas Panhandle schools have received federal designation as “priority” and “focus” schools — campuses that have performed in the bottom 15 percent of Title I schools statewide and are...
View ArticleTalkington Foundation donates $500,000 to Buckner Children and Family Services
The J.T. and Margaret Talkington Charitable Foundation, Inc., established a $500,000 endowment fund for single mothers working on getting an education.The fund is eligible for single-parent families...
View ArticleMom, boyfriend accused of beating girl, 3
LUFKIN (AP) — An East Texas grand jury has indicted a woman and her boyfriend for allegedly using belts, switches and shoes to beat her 3-year-old daughter.Angelina County jail records show Ashley...
View ArticleNon-students cited for drug paraphernalia inTexas Tech police calls for Dec. 18
Dec. 1811:05 a.m. — A Texas Tech officer investigated a traffic accident without injuries in the Health Sciences Center D3 parking lot.3:30 p.m. — A Tech officer detained three non-students in the 2500...
View ArticleCASA's operations not always clearly understood
CASA of the South Plains is one of this year’s recipients of the Christmas gifts to the Goodfellows.Although CASA provides advocates for abused or neglected children in this area, not all of its...
View ArticleBRYANT-SKIPWORTH
Macy Bryant of Lubbock and Brendan Skipworth of San Antonio were united in marriage on December 14, 2013 at Fulford Barn in Brownfield. Josh Stephens officiated the wedding ceremony. The bride is the...
View ArticleSCHNEIDER-JOHNSON
Kirk and Kathy Schneider are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Allyn Schneider, to Mitchell James Johnson, all of Lubbock. Mitchell is the son of Kim and Gail Johnson of...
View ArticleCoronado's Lee, Sherlin earn 5A Associated Press all-state honorable mention
Coronado senior running back Robert Lee and junior receiver Brandon Sherlin were named honorable mention on the Associated Press Class 5A All-State football team released on Thursday.Lee had a solid...
View ArticleWreckEm247: Three Texas Tech commits will play for state titles
Three of Texas Tech’s 2014 commits remain on undefeated teams and will be playiread more
View ArticleDeath Notices
Charles Austin, 60, of Floydada died Dec. 14, 2013. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. today, Dec. 20, at Greater St. Mark Baptist Church. Ossie Curry Funeral Home.Frank Howell Barnett died Dec. 16, 2013....
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