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25 Years Ago:No news was definitely good news Saturday for Lubbock public school students as school officials reported no additional confirmed cases of measles.50 Years Ago:Lubbock Independent School...
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View ArticleLubbock fire officials investigating Wednesday morning blaze in northwest...
Lubbock fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, fire at an empty home in northwest Lubbock.No injuries were reported.The home was the location of a Jan. 17...
View ArticleState to oversee troubled Texas school district
McALLEN (AP) — The state has appointed two conservators to oversee a South Texas school district mired in a federal public corruption probe that’s ensnared the mayor and the former school board...
View ArticleTexas man admits to impersonating general
FORT WORTH (AP) — A North Texas man who deceived family, friends and government officials into believing he was a U.S. Army brigadier general pleaded guilty to impersonating a public servant.Michael...
View ArticleWitnesses: Consulate employee's killing was error
EL PASO — The killing of an employee of the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and two others may have been a fatal case of mistaken identity.Witnesses testifying in the trial against an alleged...
View ArticleRecord Tech enrollment illustrates annual ebb and flow
Students come and students go.Texas Tech announced a record spring enrollment of 30,864 students on Monday, Feb. 3. But the record is a few thousand short of Tech’s fall enrollment of 33,111.Ethan...
View ArticleMore than 700 Lubbock orchestra students play for packed house at String Fling
Steve and Wendy Buchheit said they knew their daughter was nervous as she performed in front of a packed Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.But Brett Buchheitt, an eighth grader who performed with the...
View ArticleBoutique shoppers can help Lubbock-Cooper High School senior class this week
Shoppers can help L-C class this week Lubbock-Cooper High School’s senior class is raising money by partnering with bedding, decor, accessory and gift boutique Tesori. The store, owned by Keri Bednarz,...
View ArticleBusinesses add more jobs in January
JOBS ADDEDWASHINGTON (AP) — A private survey shows that businesses added jobs at a modest pace in January, a sign that hiring may have rebounded after a disappointing figure in December. Payroll...
View ArticleArea high school signings
Several South Plains area high school athletes signed national letters of intent with various schools on Wednesday:FOOTBALL Tyler Kreger, LB, Frenship■ Signed with: Cisco Junior College■ About: Kreger...
View ArticleBirths
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Maggard of Lubbock, a boy weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces at 8:20 a.m. Jan. 13 at University Medical Center. Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Knowles of Lubbock, a girl weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces...
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25 Years Ago:Officials of Lubbock savings and loan establishments were reviewing President Bush’s proposed aid package to their ailing industry on Monday, but bankers expressed concern that their...
View ArticleLubbock schools open on time despite snow
Lubbock schools will be open on time Thursday, Feb. 6, according to school officials.The Hub City is under a winter weather advisory, according to the National Weather Service.Forecasters estimate the...
View ArticleAgriculture conference to tackle pigweeds
Controlling herbicide-resistant pigweeds will be a major focus of the Hub of the Plains Agriculture Conference Wednesday, Feb. 12.The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Koko Palace, 5101...
View ArticleTech musuem hires Montgomery as new clothing and textiles curator
Marian Ann J. Montgomery has joined the Museum of Texas Tech University as the new curator of clothing and textiles.Montgomery has served in similar roles at the Tennessee State Museum and the Dallas...
View Article1 elderly man injured in single-vehicle rollover north of Slaton; ice a factor
An elderly man suffered serious injuries Thursday, Feb. 6, after the pickup truck he was driving rolled over on FM 400 about two miles north of the Slaton Municipal airport.The man, who was not...
View ArticleSome parts of Texas get snow, schools delayed
DALLAS (AP) — Snow flurries forced early school closures Thursday and snarled traffic across the northern half of Texas from the Panhandle to Dallas.Much of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area got...
View ArticleCody Johnson is living and chasing the dream
Texas country singer/songwriter Cody Johnson is once again gracing the small screen as part of another season on the docu-reality show “Troubadour, TX. ”The show chronicles not only what happens in the...
View Article113th First Friday Art Trail takes place Friday
The 113th monthly First Friday Art Trail will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at varied Lubbock galleries and locations.Visitors have the option of using their own vehicles, or they can...
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