Mr. & Mrs. Baker
MR. AND MRS. BAKERMr. and Mrs. David C. Baker of Lubbock celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a 15-day honeymoon cruise to Hawaii in November. Today, their sons David Glen, with wife Christi,...
View ArticleSales tax licenses
New sales tax licenses issued in Lubbock by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the week ending Jan. 17:■ Diverge Hair Salon; 2124 Broadway. ■ Fiesta Buy Here Pay Here Auto Sales; 1505 18th...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Joe Baccus, 84, of Lockney died Jan. 31, 2014. Services are pending with Adams Funeral Home of Ralls.Erie L. Bolden, 94, of Lubbock died Feb. 1, 2014. Services are pending with Ossie Curry Funeral...
View ArticleStand Up for America calendar
PUBLIC MEETINGSYou can be civically active by watching your local government and decision makers in action.■ Monday, Feb. 3High Plains Underground Water Conservation District County Advisory Committee...
View ArticleMaster Gardeners to host series of classes
Lubbock Master Gardeners will host a series of horticultural classes each Thursday night in February.The classes will be held from 7-9 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 4600 48th St. Cost is $15...
View ArticleLCU takes 2 of 3 in opening series
Jarret Porter and Tim Carlson combined on a four-hit shutout and Lubbock Christian University beat Adams State 5-0 Saturday, getting its second win in a season-opening baseball tripleheader at Hays...
View ArticleSnow falls in Lubbock, delaying flights at airport
Snow blanketed Lubbock and the South Plains this morning, cancelling and delaying flights at Lubbock Preston Smith Airport.A scheduled 7 a.m. United flight from Lubbock to Houston was delayed until 11...
View Article6 inches of snow falls southeast of Lubbock
More than 6 inches of snow fell southeast of Lubbock, the National Weather Service said this morning.And there’s more coming.As of 9 a.m., Paducah received 7.5 inches, and Post received 6-8 inches,...
View ArticleRuins mark site of one-time 'Jewel of the Delta'
MONTE ALTO — Along a lonely stretch of Farm to Market Road 88 there stands what used to be a grand hotel once known as the “jewel of the Delta.”The brilliant-white, 56-room mansion held a splendid,...
View ArticleDeath notices
Lydia Maria M. Garza, 78, died Jan. 31, 2014. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Brownfield. Mark A. Jones Funeral Directors of Brownfield.Donald...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: The dedication of the new high school facility for All Saints...
The decision of All Saints Episcopal School officials to create a high school was a milestone for the school, which so far has added grades 9 and 10 and will add the other two grades in the next two...
View ArticleSnow lands softly in Lubbock
Reports from law enforcement indicated Sunday’s, Feb. 2, snow didn’t hamper travel too much for the South Plains. But we may not be in the clear yet.The National Weather Service said a second winter...
View ArticleBurch leads Cooper to a second place finish at the Snyder Boys Invitational
SNYDER — Zach Burch captured individual medalist honors and led Cooper to a second-place finish in the team competition in the Snyder Boys Invitational golf tournament thate wrapped up Saturday.Burch...
View ArticleSouth Plains resumes rough stretch at Western Texas
The South Plains College men’s basketball team continues a stretch of four games in a row against top competition when the Texans visit Western Texas College as part of a women’s/men’s doubleheader...
View ArticleMore dead horses removed from flooded Central Texas creek
AUSTIN — The bodies of at least 15 horses have been removed from a Central Texas creek as cleanup continues from late October storms and flooding.read more
View ArticleLP&L leaders talk power generation in closed session
City leaders have called 2014 crunch time for making a decision about power generation after the 2019 deadline, and Lubbock Power and Light’s governing body is discussing the issue behind closed doors...
View ArticleSouthwest to add nonstop routes to New York, 14 other cities
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines says it will start nonstop flights from Dallas to New York, Los Angeles, Washington and 12 other cities this fall, when federal limits on the airline's home airport end.read...
View ArticleMarksman gets probation for accidentally shooting 2 middle school students
EDINBURG — A South Texas man has been sentenced to probation for the accidental shooting of two middle school students struck while trying out for the school basketball team.read more
View ArticleTech manuscript nominated for 2013 Digital Humanities Award
Texas Tech’s Digital Humanities Lab has produced a project that has been nominated for the 2013 Digital Humanities Award.Texas Manuscript Cultures, the project, preserves the handwritten history of...
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