Four people to receive Wolfforth Chamber awards tonight
Four people will receive a “Spirit of Wolfforth” award and one Frenship ISD teacher will be honored as the teacher of the year by the Wolfforth Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture today, March 27....
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Michael Clark, 60, of Lampasas died March 24, 2014. Services are pending with Sneed Funeral Chapel.Donnie Lee Cowan, 46, of Lubbock died March 22, 2014. A gathering will begin at 9 a.m. Friday, March...
View ArticleCost of Gov. Perry's security detail tops $2.9M
Cost of Perry security detail tops $2.9M AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Public Safety says the cost since 2010 to provide security for Gov. Rick Perry when he travels out of state is more than $2.9...
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■ Assumed name: West Texas General Contractors; owner: UFIOWT, LLC■ Assumed name: West Texas General Contractors; owner: Jesse D. Jimenez■ Assumed name: American Strainers; owner: Brian Tiemann■...
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25 years: Crime Line is offering a $300 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the burglar or burglars responsible for the break-in at Womack’s Baby Shop, 2801 50th St. Police...
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Dr. Ben Carson will be the keynote speaker at the eighth annual Operation HOPE Banquet at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Tickets are $125 per...
View ArticleArea high school soccer playoff pairings
21014 UIL HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYOFF PAIRINGSCLASS 4AGIRLSAREAEl Paso Eastlake (W4) vs. El Paso Jefferson (R1), TBAEl Paso Irvin (F1) vs. San Elizario (T4), TBALubbock High (F7) vs, Randall (R5), 7...
View ArticleTentative deal reached in wrong house demolition
FORT WORTH (AP) — The city of Fort Worth has reached a tentative $102,500 settlement with a property owner whose three-bedroom house was mistakenly torn down last year.City spokesman Bill Begley told...
View ArticleFirefighters put out late-night electrical fire at Josie's restaurant
The Lubbock Fire Department put out an electrical fire on the roof of Josie’s at 2332 19th St. on Wednesday, March 26.No injuries were reported.According to LFD, units were dispatched at about 10:50...
View ArticleTech hosting Financial Education Week March 31 through April 3
Texas Tech’s Red to Black program will host a Financial Education Week at 9:30 a.m., March 31 until April 3 in the Student Union Building.The annual event is free to Tech students, who will learn the...
View ArticleEly will reveal new music in Friday's 'unplugged' concert at Cactus
Some may be interested in knowing how Joe Ely decides where to perform next.Aside from his personal habit of alternating eastern and western treks, Ely said that he often has been influenced by song...
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Douglas Dean Doubrava, 58, of Kerrville died March 24, 2014. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today, March 28, in the Main Chapel of Kerrville Funeral Home. Kerville Funeral Home.Annis Farr, 69, of...
View ArticleFrenship girls clobber Canyon
Kelsie French and Danielle Faclon each scored twice, and the Frenship girls soccer team routed Canyon, 5-0, in a Class 4A girls soccer area championship Thursday night at Peoples Bank Stadium,Kaitlyn...
View ArticleSixteen schools competing in Lubbock Invitational
The Lubbock Invitational track and field meet is back at its old home, albeit a home that’s been spruced up.Sixteen high schools have teams entered in the two-day meet, which is back at PlainsCapital...
View ArticleTexas man executed for delivery woman's slaying
HUNTSVILLE — A Dallas-area man was executed Thursday evening in Texas for the robbery and slaying of a woman who was attacked while delivering food to his parents’ home 11 years ago.read more
View ArticleFourth South By Southwest crash victim dies
AUSTIN — Austin police said a fourth person has died after being struck by a suspected drunken driver earlier this month during the South By Southwest festival.Police tweeted Thursday that DeAndre...
View ArticleTexas and region
GALVESTONOfficials have lifted all remaining restrictions on marine traffic movements in and out of the Houston-Galveston ports.The move comes five days after an oil spill caused by a collision of a...
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25 years: Robert Lawless — Southwest Airlines executive vice president and chief operations officer — will be recommended to fill Texas Tech University’s presidential seat during a special meeting...
View ArticleCommunity Preparedness Fair scheduled in Lubbock
Preparedness Fair scheduled Saturday A annual Preparedness Fair sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and including a number of community organizations, will be held from 10...
View ArticleMore than 100 cats found in Houston home
HOUSTON (AP) — More than 100 cats were found in what officials describe as a “hoarding situation” at the Houston home of 60-year-old twin sisters.Authorities arrived at the house Thursday morning after...
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