Death notices
Mary Louise Blythe, 79, of Snyder died April 10, 2013. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home. Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home of Snyder.Almeda Marie Bunton, 61,...
View ArticleLubbock Women's Club schedules garage sale
A “Second Hand Rose” garage sale has been scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 19-20, at 3907 Ave. Q, by the Lubbock Women’s Club.The club also has scheduled a preview party for its members at 6:30...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages
25 yearsLubbock and area voters will return to the polls for the second time in little more than a month today to decide which candidate will head to November’s general election.50 years“No matter how...
View ArticleRestaurant violations
Restaurant reports for the week ending April 6:NO CRITICAL VIOLATIONS■ Gandhi Bazar, 4501 34th St.■ Holiday Inn Lubbock Civic Center (Bar), 801 Ave. Q■ Jack in the Box, 2414 Mac Davis Lane■ Jazz, A...
View ArticleEx-Lady Raiders Gerlich leaves West Texas A&M for head coaching job at...
West Texas A&M women’s basketball coach and former Texas Tech standout Krista Gerlich has accepted the women’s basketball head coaching position at the University of Texas at Arlington, WT athletic...
View ArticleStanley Marsh 3 indicted on 14 counts alleging sex with underage boys
AMARILLO — A Potter County grand jury on Thursday, April 11, issued six indictments against Amarillo millionaire Stanley Marsh 3, alleging sexual assault, sexual performance by a child and indecency...
View ArticleJudge tosses Perryton teen's civil-rights lawsuit
AMARILLO — A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit that a former high school student filed last year against Perryton Independent School District that alleged the district violated the...
View ArticleFort Hood bomb team removes 'man-made' device from pickup in Waco
WACO — A bomb disposal team from Fort Hood has removed a suspicious device police found in a pickup during a routine traffic stop at a Waco intersection.The scene about a block from the Waco...
View ArticleWreckem247: Two schools stand out to Poteet (Texas) athlete Verkedric Vaughns
Two schools are currently standing out for Poteet (Texas) athlete Verkedric Vaughns.
View ArticleCreative arts cast their spell over second-graders
Wide-eyed second-graders descended on the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Friday, April 12, for a quick immersion in the creative arts at this year’s Lubbock Arts Festival.Students from Lubbock’s...
View ArticleHats Off: Inaugural race honored McCool and raised money for scholarship fund
The inaugural Willie McCool Memorial Half Marathon was well-supported in Lubbock. The race was named after the astronaut and former Lubbock resident who died while piloting the space shuttle Columbia...
View ArticleLetter: Inaugural race honored McCool and raised money for scholarship fund
Children’s birthright is to be treated kindly I was appalled to read about the high rate of child abuse in Lubbock County. What makes me sad and is even more appalling is we are considered such a...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: Lubbock Arts Festival
The Lubbock Arts Festival is an annual event that broadens visitors’ horizons with many different types of art and performances. It is a great family event and not expensive. It will be open from 10...
View ArticleLetter: Let elected officials lead by example
Let elected officials lead by example If our representatives in federal government truly stand behind the sequestration, they should send their staffs home without pay. Then they should refuse their...
View ArticleWalk a Mile in Her Shoes set for 8 a.m. today
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes set for 8 a.m. The Lubbock Rape Crisis Center is hosting the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at 8 a.m. today, April 13, at the Lubbock County Courthouse, 904 Broadway.More than...
View ArticleDeath notices
Reginald “Reggie” Dawson, 48, of Big Spring died April 9, 2013. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church. Myers and Smith Funeral Home of Big Spring. Ida Young Farley, 85,...
View ArticleInseparable Dimba duo make right choice in basketball over soccer
There was a time, as hard as it may be to believe, that Lizzy and Suzzy Dimba were not very good on a basketball court.In fact, the twins were actually on a path to become outstanding soccer players...
View Article2013 Avalanche-Journal All-City Basketball Team
For one of the few times, the Player of the Year is a shared honor. Then again, it was hard for opposing teams to stop both Dimba sisters at the same time. Not only do they look the same, they play the...
View ArticleTech hosts Lubbock Christian still searching for spark to turn season around
For the first few weeks of the Texas Tech baseball team’s offensive struggles, the one thing keeping them in games on a nightly basis was the pitching.But over the course of the past two weeks, the...
View ArticleBusiness Bulletin Board
PlainsCapital Bank promotes one PlainsCapital Bank promoted Seth Schulz to assistant vice president. He has worked for PlainsCapital Bank since August 2010 and is responsible for correspondent banking....
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