Births
Ms. Darlena Williams from Lubbock, a girl weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces at 11 p.m. March 10 at University Medical Center.Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Hall of Lubbock, a baby weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces at 8:21...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: Good beginning for Mallett Event Center in Levelland
Levelland’s Mallet Event Center hosted 90 events in 2012, and Levelland and Hockley County officials believe it will have more and bigger events in the future. The busy beginning for the center, which...
View ArticleAndrews cruises to lead in 2-3A golf tournament
SEMINOLE — Zane Stafford of Levelland shot a 77 to help the Lobos to a second-place finish after the first day of the District 2-3A golf tournament on Wednesday at the Gaines County Golf Course.The...
View ArticleAmarillo police looking for man who robbed convenience store at gunpoint
AMARILLO — Amarillo police are looking for the man who robbed a west Amarillo Toot’n Totum at gunpoint Wednesday evening, March 27, authorities said.Officer Jeremiah Hopper said a thin, white male in...
View ArticleRiders as telling as actual numbers in Texas budget plans
AUSTIN — Tucked away deep inside the budget plans proposed by the Texas House and Senate is a reference to a single exit off of Interstate 35.The passage states that the exit ramp for “IH-35 at exit...
View ArticleSouth Plains College to host Kids College
South Plains College will host its annual Kids College at 9 a.m. April 12, beginning in the Texan Dome. Children from Whitharral Elementary School kindergarten class, Sundown Elementary School...
View ArticleOur View: Thousands of local people had fun in a colorful way while they ran
The enthusiastic reaction to Lubbock’s first Color Run 5K Saturday was great to see for many reasons. We hope it becomes an annual event in the Hub City.The name of the run is appropriate. Participants...
View ArticleDallas attorney Luce resigns from CPRIT board
Dallas attorney Tom Luce has resigned from the oversight committee of the embattled Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. read more
View ArticleTexas 'parent-trigger' schools measure advances
AUSTIN — A measure making it easier for parents to urge their school boards to close failing schools or convert them into charters was sent Thursday to the full Texas Senate for consideration, but with...
View ArticleDeath notices
Wanda Lois Cook, 78, of Wilson died March 27, 2013. Services are pending with Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.Sammy De La Riva, 71, of Sudan died March 27, 2013. Services are pending with Hammons...
View ArticleEntertainment Briefs
43rd annual Ranch Day approaching The 43rd annual Ranch Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 at the National Ranching Heritage Center, 3121 Fourth St. The theme is “Trade Days at the...
View ArticleBrackish water for fracking rising amid challenges
MIDLAND — On a recent morning, Tommy Taylor, a manager with the drilling company Fasken Oil & Ranch, stood in the West Texas desert beside two huge pools of water. One contained freshwater, and the...
View ArticleIn Civil Courts
Restaurant reports for the week ending March 23:NO CRITICAL VIOLATIONS■ Aramark/LISD K-12, 2010 Cesar Chavez Drive■ Burger King No. 5145, 2002 50th St. ■ Cavazos Athletic Complex, Marsha Sharp and...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 yearsGrowth in the services industry was the primary reason for a net increase of 152 businesses in Lubbock between the end of 1986 and September 1987, a Board of City Development (BCD) official...
View ArticleCoronado girls stand eighth in 2-5A
Despite improving its second-round score by 32 strokes, the Coronado girls golf team is still in the middle of the pack after the second round of the District 2-5A golf tournament Thursday at The Rawls...
View ArticleHigh school soccer pairings/results
2013 HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYOFFSREGION IGIRLSCLASS 5ABi-districtEl Paso Franklin (R1) vs. Odessa Permian (T2, 17-5-2), 6 p.m. today, Ratliff Stadium, OdessaArlington Lamar (F3) vs. Southlake Carroll...
View ArticleQuicksilver selling stake in Barnett Shale assets
FORT WORTH — Natural gas producer Quicksilver Resources Inc. is selling a 25 percent stake in its Barnett Shale oil and gas assets to a subsidiary of Tokyo Gas Co. for $485 million.read more
View Article3 Texans allegedly tried to sell stolen ambulance
CONROE, Texas — Three Houston man have been charged with stealing an ambulance and trying to sell the emergency vehicle for scrap metal recycling.read more
View ArticleCHAN-TAYLOR
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Taylor announce the engagement of their son, Robert Scott Taylor to Miss Lisa Chan. The couple will be married in late April in Lubbock, Texas.
View ArticleThree Texas Tech System professors rank as top profs in Texas
Two Texas Tech University professors and one Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center professor were named Top Professors in Texas, according to rankings released by Online Schools Texas.Online...
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