Residential construction permits
Contractor Location Project ValueLifestyle Homes Bobalet Heights, 4902 21st St. 14,551 square feet $1,650,000David Rogers Homes Bacon Crest, 7304 Justice Ave. 2,458 square feet $295,000David Rogers...
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Contractor Location Project ValueMinnix Commercial Partners 2010 E. 26th Drive 800 square feet $118,000Campbell Steel Buildings 6632 76th St. 6,650 square feet $56,000RCC 4913 S, Loop 289, No. 200...
View ArticleOur View: Splitting city utility bills would be unnecessary and inconvenient
During the electric competition between Lubbock Power & Light and what was then named Southwestern Public Service in the 1970s and 1980s, LP&L often made a marketing point of how its customers...
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House vote against earlier farm bill was good The first House vote against the earlier farm bill was a good thing. A cut in the food program is a good start, but to bow to the insurance company’s lobby...
View ArticleLetter: Wonders about sprinker system and plants
Wonders about sprinker system and plants Re: The letter, “Water is a declining commodity here,” A-J, June 23.I read with interest the writer’s view about our declining water supply. Living in the 98th...
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Texas & RegionHOUSTONThe Houston Chronicle reports sources said at least one stolen electronic file containing sensitive personal information on thousands of current and former Harris County...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Alva Bryan Berry, 50, of Plainview died July 9, 2013. Graveside services will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Griffin Mortuary. Virginia “Marie” Ward Craft, 86, of Atlus,...
View Article50 years after JFK, Dallas sheds shadow of history
DALLAS — Anger seethes from the letter mailed to City Hall on Nov. 23, 1963, the day after the tragedy, raging that this city “virtually invited the poor insignificant soul who blotted out the life of...
View ArticleArchaeologists bring past, present for Landmark
Archaeologists study ancient remains and try to imagine scenes of the past, much the way crime scene investigators piece together unsolved crimes.Lubbock Lake Landmark hosted Archaeology in Action on...
View ArticleLCU clears hurdle toward becoming NCAA Division II program
The NCAA informed Lubbock Christian University on Saturday the school has been accepted into Candidacy Year Two, a major hurdle toward becoming a Division II athletic program.LCU closed out its final...
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Area students earn leadership awards Lubbock-area residents Leigh Anna Logsdon and Elizabeth Anne Waidelich recently received Trinity University’s Student Leadership Awards for their leadership skills,...
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Nancy (Jeanette) Howard, 97, of Denver City died July 13, 2013, at Yoakum County Hospital. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. today at Denver City Memorial Park. Boyer Memorial Chapel of Denver...
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25 yearsFears expressed by City Council members that future sewer-related projects are not being financed led to a postponement Thursday of the latter of two proposed 75 cent increases to monthly sewer...
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Cooking school for kids starts July 24 A kids cooking school will be held from 10 a.m. to noon or 2 to 4 p.m. July 24 through July 26, at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 916 Main St.,...
View ArticleWreckEm247: Checking in with Texas Tech quarterback commit Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes and Whitehouse fell short to Lake Travis 40-35 during the Texas State 7-on-7s this past weekend. Find out what else is going on with the futureread more
View ArticleCity Council votes to terminate City Manager Dumbauld
The Lubbock City Council voted 4-3 on Monday evening to terminate City Manager Lee Ann Dumbauld, effective immediately.The council will hold a special meeting at 3:30 p.m. Friday to name an interim...
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Texas & RegionEL CAMPOState authorities say a man who was among the 10 most-wanted criminals in Texas has been captured in South Texas.The Texas Department of Public Safety announced Monday that...
View ArticleTexas Dems see chance for relevance
AUSTIN — It would seem that Texas Republicans have never been stronger. An all-but-certain Republican successor is emerging to follow the departing Gov. Rick Perry. They’re jubilant over their victory...
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