Area high school golf tournament results
AMARILLO RELAYS TOURNAMENTat Ross RogersWildhorse GC, AmarilloNote: Saturday’s round canceled due to cold weather.Friday’s Final ResultsTeam standings: 1. Odessa Permian, 350; 2. Amarillo Gold, 361; 3....
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WEST TEXAS RELAYSat Ratliff Stadium, AmarilloDivision IIFriday’s ResultsGirlsTeam Totals; 1. Levelland, 184; 2. Hamlin, 161; 3. Wall, 134; 4. Slaton, 63; 5. Midland Trinity, 29; 6. Seminole, 10; 7....
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NikElite girls hoopssets Sunday signup NikElite Girls Basketball has a signup from 2-4 p.m. today in Lubbock. The location is at 3707 Ave. A.The signups were originally scheduled for last week but were...
View ArticleNew Texas vodka brand gives peas a chance
FORT WORTH — Worn down by drought and dwindling water supplies, Trey Nickels was disheartened about his future as a farmer growing black-eyed peas in Muleshoe.Tending crops spread across three West...
View ArticleSeniors find needed care, activities and friends at Wedgewood South
Spending time with friends is an important part of having a rich, full life. Senior adults who don’t get enough social interaction can start to lose their mental agility.read more
View ArticleVisit Skylights of West Texas at their new location in southwest Lubbock
Skylights of West Texas, Lubbock’s premier source for standard and sun tunnel skylights since 1995, is excited to announce they’ve relocated!The friendly staff and all of their resources are no longer...
View ArticleDeath notices
James Frederick DeFreese, 80, of Snyder died March 7, 2014. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at First Assembly of God. Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home of Snyder.Dorothy Gardner, 84, died March...
View Article2 teens charged in death of North Texas high school student
DALLAS — Police say two 16-year-old boys targeted and killed their 17-year-old classmate at a North Texas high school.Authorities say the two teens were spotted Saturday night after trying to bury the...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in Sunday night house fire
No one was injured in a house fire late Sunday night, March 9, in central Lubbock.Lubbock Fire Rescue Crews responded at about 11 p.m. to a blaze at a home in the 2200 block of 40th Street, according...
View ArticleTraffic stop nets $54,000 worth of drugs, weapon in Garza County
A 33-year-old Lubbock man is behind bars after a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped him Saturday in Garza County and found more than $54,000 worth of drugs and a pistol in his...
View ArticleSouthwest announces several potential large flights from Dallas
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. is raising the ante over Dallas Love Field.read more
View ArticleLubbock County to fund widening project of Woodrow Road
The first entrance to Lubbock-Cooper Independent School will see a wider road within a few months, while construction continues for two nearby bridges.Lubbock County Commissioners unanimously voted...
View ArticleDromgoole: Book focuses on changes in Texas by 2050
It’s not light reading by any means, but “Changing Texas: Implications of Addressing or Ignoring the Texas Challenge” (Texas A&M University Press, $24.95 paperback) covers an important subject —...
View ArticleFarm bill panel talks crop insurance, food stamps
LAMESA — Hello, crop insurance; goodbye, direct payments.That’s what’s in the new farm bill, panelists explained at the Lamesa Cotton Growers’ annual membership meeting on Monday morning, March...
View ArticleTwo teen boys accused of killing Texas classmate
WYLIE — Two 16-year-olds are accused of targeting and killing a classmate in what may have been a dispute over a girl, after police in Texas say they were caught trying to dump the other boy’s body.The...
View ArticleBusiness in brief
DALLASSouthwest Airlines Co. is raising the ante over Dallas Love Field.The airline said Monday it’ll begin flying next year from Dallas to Boston; Oakland and San Jose, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; and...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 years ago:“Hall of Flight” will make a permanent home at Lubbock’s Science Spectrum beginning Saturday.50 years ago:A book collection drive is underway in Lubbock in connection with Project Good...
View ArticleSouth Plains men's basketball awarded at-large berth to NJCAA tournament
Despite being knocked out in the Region V Tournament semifinals, the South Plains College men’s basketball team received an at-large berth late Sunday night to the National Junior College Athletic...
View ArticleKirsch named Big 12 Newcomer of Week, third straight Tech player to earn honor
Texas Tech senior outfielder Adam Kirsch was named the Big 12 Conference baseball Newcomer of the Week, marking the third straight week for a Red Raider to earn the honor.Kirsch, a native of Spring who...
View ArticleBell named Heartland Hitter of the Week
Bell earns Heartland Conference honor Former Frenship standout Ashton Bell was named the Heartland Conference Softball Hitter of the Week on Monday after leading the Lady Chaps to a 5-0 mark.In two...
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