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Christian rock heads Road Show at USA More than a half-dozen Christian rock bands — including Skillet, Third Day, Andy Mineo, Jamie Grace, Royal Taylor, We As Human, Vertical Church Band and more —...
View ArticleDistrict 4 rep is banker, sports dad and believer in public education
January is school board recognition month as designated by the Texas Association of School Boards. This week, A-J Media will profile each member of the Lubbock Independent School District Board of...
View ArticleLocal sports briefly
LCU hosting freebaseball clinic The Lubbock Christian University baseball team will host a free baseball clinic for third- through fifth-grade boys Saturday at Hays Field. The time is 10 a.m. to...
View ArticleFrenship soccer teams sweep Borger
WOLFFORTH — Addie Talamantez knocked him two goals and five of her teammates also scored as Frenship routed Borger 7-0 Tuesday in girls soccer.The Tigers (7-1-2) got a goal apiece from Taya Gomm,...
View ArticleLubbock fire officials investigating cause of Thursday house fire in west...
Lubbock fire investigators are trying to find the cause of a Thursday morning, Jan. 23, fire that destroyed a house in West Lubbock.About six Lubbock Fire Rescue units arrived about 5:50 a.m. to an...
View ArticleFIELDS-COLLINS
Todd and Zoellen Fields of Lubbock announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca, to Kyle Collins. Kyle is the son of Susan Bauer and Mike Collins, all of Lubbock. The couple will wed on March 15,...
View ArticleDAVIS-CHAMBLESS
Tony and Lisa Davis are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan, to Jared Chambless, son of Sharon Weston and George Wheeler of Carlsbad. Megan and Jared graduated from Texas Tech....
View ArticleLubbock officials warn election campaigns of sign rule violations
City officials are beginning to see political campaign signs posted around Lubbock and some are creating potential driving hazards around the city.In a message released Thursday, Jan. 23, the city...
View ArticleMaster Gardeners set classes for February
This area’s Master Gardeners have scheduled a program called Master’s Touch Gardening Classes, that will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. each Thursday in February at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 4600 48th...
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MusicFRIDAYKenny Maines “The Magic Train” CD release House Concert — 7:15 p.m., Paul Johnson’s House, 3707 94th St. $20 per person, all proceeds go to the artist. RSVP is required, either through...
View ArticleBearden puts Maidens on path to success
Leland Bearden remembers during the interview process last year to become the girls basketball coach at Seminole standing on the sidelines watching the girls go through off-season workouts.“My wife...
View ArticleTech scores $38.6 million in contributions from Bayer CropScience and TRIP
Call it seed money.Texas Tech announced a $19.3 million research contribution from Bayer CropSciences at a news conference Thursday, Jan. 23.The contribution, combined with matching funds from the...
View ArticleOur View: Maybe a temporary way to keep Godeke branch open would work
Lubbock leaders have been thinking about future plans regarding the Godeke Branch library in Southwest Lubbock for a long time. But so far, the thinking and discussions about the matter have yielded no...
View ArticleLetter: Says greeting was political stunt
Randy Neugebauer and his wife had an ad on television wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. They also let it be known it was in honor of our Lord’s birth.This was a political stunt. They are desperate to...
View ArticleUniversity of Texas to get $60M gift
AUSTIN (AP) — The Houston-based Mulva Family Foundation is making a $60 million pledge to the business and engineering schools at the University of Texas in Austin.The gift announced Friday involves...
View ArticleArea Opinions: Glass is still half-empty of Texas water
Glass is still half-empty of Texas water Texas typically has a glass half-full attitude, but that approach doesn’t cut it when it comes to water resources, not when some local lakes are truly...
View ArticleRangel: Freshmen legislators played their cards right
AUSTIN — Considering their tough races of two years ago, not having challengers in the March 4 Republican primary or a Democratic opponent in the Nov. 4 general election is a welcome development for...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Joann Edwards Alexander, 87, of Levelland died Jan. 23, 2014. A gathering will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Combest Family Funeral Homes. Combest Family Funeral Homes.Coy Biggs, 80, of Slaton died Jan....
View ArticleChristian rock heads Road Show at USA
Christian rock heads Road Show at USA More than a half dozen Christian rock bands — including Skillet, Third Day, Andy Mineo, Jamie Grace, Royal Taylor, We As Human, Vertical Church Band and more — are...
View ArticleTech petroleum engineering receives $1.8 million in gifts
Petrol engineering receives $1.8 million Texas Tech’s department of petroleum engineering has received a series of gifts totaling more than $1.8 million.The gifts will go to name several areas in the...
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