Centennial Bank promotes lending manager
Centennial promotes lending manager Executive Vice President C. Brett McDowell has been promoted from Centennial Bank’s Hill Country lending manager to a bankwide business development position at the...
View ArticleFour Lubbock residents honored by United Family
United Family honorsfour in Lubbock The United Family honored several Lubbock team members at the company’s ninth annual Leadership Awards dinner, including Coey Woodard, Shelby Crews, Kevin Haney and...
View ArticleInterim HealthCare announces staff changes
Interim HealthCare lists staff changes Interim HealthCare announced new promotions and additions to staff.Carol Turner has been named assistant administrator for the offices in Lubbock and Plainview....
View ArticleLocal company promotes engineer
Local company promotes engineer Computer Transition Services, Inc. is proud to announce that Craig G. Alley has been promoted within the organization to president and chief operating officer for CTSI,...
View ArticleCommrecial Building Permits
Contractor Location Project ValueU.S. Construction Southwest Commercial Park, 5827 50th St. 2,880 sq. ft. $48,200Sandia Construction Science Spectrum, 2579 S. Loop 289 812 sq. ft. $147,832Hatchett...
View ArticleSales Tax permits
New sales tax licenses issued in Lubbock by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the week ending March 7:■ Chantap Management Co., 910 Ave. Q■ Isom SP, 905 Ave. K■ Market Lubbock, 1500...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Lester Carr, 84, of Portales, N.M., died March 15, 2014. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at Girard Cemetery. Zapata Funeral Home of Spur.David Alton Davis, 60, of Levelland died...
View ArticleRare Texas map sells at auction for $149K
Rare Texas map sells at auction for $149K DALLAS — A rare 165-year-old map of Texas that’s been in the same family for generations has sold for $149,000.Officials with Dallas-based Heritage Auctions...
View ArticleArea track results
FIRST UNITED BANKPIRATE RELAYSat Cooper HS, WoodrowFriday’s ResultsGIRLSField EventsHigh jump: 1. Sandercox, Frenship, 5-2; 2. Hartsell, Frenship, 5-0; 3. Williams, Shallowater, 4-8; 4. Petmecky,...
View ArticleTech to fire noise cannon to scare off birds
LUBBOCK — Texas Tech University will rely on a propane-powered noise cannon to try to scare pesky birds away from campus during spring break week.Officials with the school in Lubbock say the bird...
View ArticleInjured SXSW fan gets private hospital concert
AUSTIN— An 18-year-old injured when a suspected drunken driver crashed into a crowd of people at South by Southwest in Austin got a private concert in her hospital room by one of her favorite...
View ArticleSeaWorld break-in tied to frat initiation
SAN ANTONIO — Two men arrested for breaking into SeaWorld in San Antonio say they were part of a group that did so as part of a fraternity initiation.Two Houston men ages 18 and 23 were arrested at the...
View ArticlePort Aransas updates traffic plan for spring break
PORT ARANSAS — A popular beach community in Texas has changed some traffic patterns to keep roadways safer and help accommodate spring breakers.Patrols were increased this weekend at Port Aransas.read...
View ArticleTexas and region
Texas & RegionTEXAS CITYThe Coast Guardsaid it is looking into the cause of a collision in the Houston Ship Channel between a barge loaded with hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil and a cargo...
View ArticleDallas principals say retooling schools paying off
DALLAS — An initiative to pump more resources into 21 Dallas Independent School District schools has taken off. And some principals say it’s paying off.The district’s Imagine 2020 initiative began this...
View ArticleTiny town saves venerable oaks from road project
SNOOK — For months, a family in this hamlet a hundred miles east of Austin had vainly sought a way to prevent state officials from paving over a stand of gnarled, ancient live oaks on its property.Then...
View ArticleThings to do
TODAYSt. Patrick’s Day Senior Breakfast— 9 a.m. Lubbock Senior Center, 2001 19th St. Ages 50 and older. $2. Wear green and get your name in a hat for prizes. 767-2710. St. Patrick’s Day Party— 1 p.m....
View ArticleTexas Tech to fire noise cannon to scare off birds
Tech to scare birds with noise cannon LUBBOCK — Texas Tech University will rely on a propane-powered noise cannon to try to scare pesky birds away from campus during spring break week.Officials with...
View ArticleTexas Tech drops two in San Diego to snap win streak
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Kayla Jordan’s run-scoring single capped a three-run bottom of the seventh and tournament host San Diego State beat Texas Tech 5-4 Sunday, dealing the Red Raiders their second loss...
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