Death Notices
Samuel Colton Blevins, infant, died Aug. 2, 2013. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Church of Christ. Combest Family Funeral Homes of Lubbock.Gary Buckner, 62, of Dalhart died Aug. 4,...
View ArticleFort Hood gunman meticulously planned attack, prosecution alleges
FORT HOOD — Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan fired the last of 146 bullets in his assault on Fort Hood, then walked outside where he met two civilians who asked about the commotion and the laser-sighted pistol...
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Ms. Krystan Garcia of Lubbock, a girl weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces at 9:30 a.m. July 16 at University Medical Center. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey of Wolfforth, a girl weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces at 3:39 p.m....
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25 years ago:Texas Tech’s 1988 athletic department budget is an estimated $170,000 in the red, and university athletics director T. Jones blames last year’s dwindling football attendance and poor...
View ArticleTax-free weekend kicks off school shopping
Ladies and gentlemen, grab your wallets: Back-to-school season is here and the tax-free holiday starts Friday, Aug. 9, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 11. The Texas sales tax holiday exempts from sales...
View ArticleFrenship football season tickets on sale
Frenship High School football tickets will be sold to reserve ticket holders Aug. 13-16 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tickets will go on sale to the public Aug. 20-23 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost...
View ArticleAlliance Church plans to host simulcast of best-selling author
Alliance Church will serve as a host location for the LifeWay Christian Resources simulcast of best-selling author Beth Moore on Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.“Living Proof Live,” sponsored by...
View ArticleAs a former police officer, local SuperGeeks owner is sensitive to your sense...
Jon Benton, owner of SuperGeeks, is used to emergencies. Born and raised in Lubbock, Benton spent five and a half years as a police officer in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. In 2012, he returned to his...
View ArticleVisit Skylights of West Texas at their new location in southwest Lubbock
Skylights of West Texas, Lubbock’s premier source for standard and sun tunnel skylights since 1995, is excited to announce they’ve relocated!The friendly staff and all of their resources are no longer...
View ArticleJudge halts trial in Fort Hood shooting rampage
FORT HOOD — The standby attorney for the soldier charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage accused Maj. Nidal Hasan on Wednesday of deliberately charting a course toward a conviction and death...
View ArticleNew ratings coming from Texas Education Agency
AUSTIN — The Texas Education Agency will roll out a new accountability system for districts and schools this year that may not bring many immediate surprises but will change how many schools are rated...
View ArticleTexas and region
DALLASFormer President George W. Bush was discharged from a Dallas hospital a day after having a heart procedure to ease a blocked artery.Spokesman Freddy Ford said the 43rd president is “doing great”...
View ArticleLetter: Wants more jobs in Lubbock
This is regarding the situation of bringing jobs to the Lubbock area. Apparently, City Hall has not been listening to the people. It would be nice if they would really bring in good jobs that pay well,...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Don Caraway, 78, of Anson died Aug. 6, 2013, in Abilene. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Anson. Adams-Graham Funeral Home of Anson.Florencio “JR” Cuellar Jr., 63, of...
View ArticleDewhurst reveals new team for re-election campaign
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst unveiled a campaign team heavy on national grassroots experience Wednesday as he officially announced his bid for re-election.read more
View ArticleWhat about free voter ID cards? Few residents getting them
Opponents of Texas’ voter ID law were supposed to be somewhat placated by a component of that 2011 measure that requires that the Texas Department of Public Safety to issue free IDs to non-drivers...
View ArticleBirths
Mr. Joseph Loving and Ms. Kasey Pettit of Lubbock, a girl weighing 7 pounds at 7 a.m. July 24 at University Medical Center. Mr. Terrence Conner and Ms. Tartazna Upshaw of Lubbock, a girl weighing 7...
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