Death Notices
Cathy Jane Kelly, 50, died July 18, 2013. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 22, at Colonial Hill Baptist Church. Wright Colonial Funeral Home of Snyder.Mitzie J. Million, 75, of Lubbock...
View ArticleInvasive plant increasingly chokes Caddo Lake
KARNACK — Capt. Ron Gibbs couldn’t win for losing.First, the 2011 drought drained the lanes for the Graceful Ghost steamboat tours he launched from Uncertain.“Now, it’s the giant salvinia,” he said...
View ArticleDiner waitress remembers years serving Van Cliburn
FORT WORTH — In 1998, Dottie Satterwhite missed three months of work to care for her dying mother. When her mother was gone and Satterwhite returned to her job — as a beloved waitress at the Ol’ South...
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25 yearsLubbock County officials Wednesday put finishing touches on a building where autopsies on decomposed bodies will be performed, and turn the keys over to the forensic pathologist with whom the...
View ArticleInvestigators baffled by dead judge's debts
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) — Investigators say state District Judge Tom Greenwell was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt when he shot and killed himself in his chambers at the Nueces County...
View ArticleSlaton man dies after Friday accident
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers investigated a single-vehicle rollover accident Friday evening, July 20, where a Slaton man lost his life.Henry Barrera, 55, of Slaton died at 10:30 p.m.,...
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Rawls in top 10 at Men’s West Texas SAN ANGELO — Frenship golfer Hunter Rawls shot even-par 71 for the second day in a row Saturday, putting him in a tie for eighth place going into the final round of...
View Article2 firefighters hurt in suburban Dallas
IRVING — Two suburban Dallas firefighters are recovering from injuries suffered while battling a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex.read more
View ArticleAs drought worsens, lakes near Austin dry up
TOW, Texas — The prolonged drought in Central Texas is leading to historically low water levels in a string of six lakes that were dammed in the 1930s and 1940s to prevent flooding in the Austin area...
View ArticleGrand Court residents get most from life with many friends, varied activities
There are lots of quotes about living life to the fullest, but this one from Edward J. Stieglitz best sums up life at Grand Court Lubbock:“The important thing is not how many years in your life but how...
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Texas & RegionIRVINGTwo suburban Dallas firefighters are recovering from injuries suffered while battling a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex.Witnesses said the blaze at a three-story...
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25 yearsThe Brownfield City Council on Thursday appointed businessman George Cox to replace councilman Bob Davis, who resigned the position to move to Oklahoma, said City Manager R.C. “Dick” Fletcher....
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Sessions on justice system offered The Office of Dispute Resolution offers family and non-family litigants, as well as potential unrepresented litigants, two opportunities to learn about the Lubbock...
View ArticleMary Kay celebrate 50 years in beauty products at Dallas convention
DALLAS — Supporters of Mary Kay Inc. from around the world will head for Dallas to help celebrate the beauty care company's 50th anniversary.read more
View ArticleWoman who fell from Texas Six Flags roller coaster identified
ARLINGTON — Authorities have identified the woman who fell to her death from a roller coaster at a North Texas amusement park as a 52-year-old Dallas resident.read more
View ArticlePolice: Teen fabricated abduction report
LUBBOCK — A 15-year-old girl fabricated a story claiming three men abducted and held her captive in a West Texas home, although at least one of the men could be facing sexual assault charges in the...
View ArticleGerman company to inspect Texas roller coaster where woman fell
ARLINGTON — A German roller coaster maker is sending officials to a North Texas amusement park to inspect a ride after a woman fell to her death.read more
View ArticleOther injuries reported on Six Flags roller coaster
DALLAS — Nearly a dozen people reported being injured in the last five years while riding the Texas roller coaster from which a woman fell to her death last week, though the most serious injuries...
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