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Headlines archived chronologically as originally posted covering the region around Lubbock.


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Amherst Man Gets Five Years Probation For Illegal Immigrant Fake ID Scam

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Floyd County JP pleads guilty in plea deal, 10 years probation

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Floyd County justice of the peace goes on trial for attempted murder

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Former staff members look back on first 50 years of South Plains College

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Economy booming in Levelland

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Old Heritage House getting face-lift in Post

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Motley County beats Woodson, 44-38, for six-man Division II title

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Former Plainview Health Care Clinic CEO Pleads Guilty to Fraud

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Lorenzo Police Controversy Brewing

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Hale County sheriff Mull to run for re-election

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Dick Harrell Hall of Fame inducts Floydada’s Don Hardy

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Plainview says yes, Abernathy no to alcohol

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Mixed on drinks: Package sales votes split Abernathy, Plainview

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Staples applauds Hale as top ag producing county

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Low pay takes bite out of Hale Co. sheriff’s dept., 30% turnover

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Hale County Judge & Commissioners wrestle with budget, possible deficit

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Plainview claims tax cut when it is an increase

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Andrews eyes reliever route

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Former Levelland officer sues city, claiming sexual harassment, retaliation

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Unpaid Workers Still on Job in Dimmitt

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Area community health centers part of $7.1 million grant of federal funds

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Dickens Woman Wins National Reality Show

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Plainview's "Quick Lunch" diner to close, opened in 1921, used as set in Steve Martin movie

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State Rep. Heflin, democrat, hosting open house

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Xcel Energy adding jobs due to economic growth

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Olton Produces Two Time Kentucky Derby Winner

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2 motions filed over Hale County suit about election shenanigans

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Tulia Businesses Still Rebuilding After Tornado

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Fire destroys Lockney Longhorns’ football equipment

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Floyd County Friends plan upgrades to Unity Center

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Gaines County Cleans up after Hurricane Force Winds

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Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Ralls Police Chief

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Plainview may cash in with geocaching

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South Plains College claims to be hit hard by Perry's veto

bullet Plainview liquor election petition drive successfully reaches goal
bullet Expect noise, smoke, aerobatics in skies over Slaton
bullet Three-day event will mark Post centennial
bullet Sudan Postal Worker Jailed for Mail Theft
bullet Utah sect member to move family, business to Lockney
bullet Silverton ‘survivors’ remember deadly 1957 storm
bullet Suspected illegal immigrants arrested at West Texas dairy farms
bullet Immigrant Arrests Prompt Worker Debate
bullet Plainview area election results
bullet Fischer responds to critics (fundamentalist Mormon deal in Lockney)
bullet Andrews liquor election fails
bullet New Lockney businessman has ties to polygamist Jeffs' hometown
bullet Work on Floyd County wind energy farm begins
bullet Andrews soldier laid to rest
bullet Andrews wet/dry election brings mixed opinions
bullet Andrews Soldier Killed in Action
bullet Plainview liquor petition drive going, would call 1st every liquor election in town
bullet Tulia tornado damage with photos, Mile of debris in Tulia photos
bullet Olton Tornado
bullet Homes Damaged and Destroyed In Lamb County
bullet Cocaine bust nets Hillside Acres Country Club owner in Hale Center
bullet Ethanol Plant Prepares to Open in Plainview
bullet Lockney judge suspended pending the outcome of felony & misdemeanor cases
bullet Plainview Group Applies for Alcohol Petition
bullet Lockney (Floyd County) JP facing new woes
bullet Plainview Officers Cleared in Fatal Shooting
bullet Update: Floyd County Judge Charged With Selling Alcohol To A Minor, Floyd County JP faces new charges, Floyd County J.P investigated, Investigation continues in shooting by Floyd County J.P. Michelle Araujo of her husband
bullet Nazareth adds another title
bullet Is Andrews County ready to go wet?
bullet Spur Woman Arrested in San Angelo for murder
bullet Plainview police officer attacked
bullet Olton woman is found not guilty in child molestation trial
bullet Wind power attracting interest from region's entrepreneurs
bullet New Hale Co. Judge fails in bid to cut mileage expenses
bullet Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice Jim Rudd Unit has new Sr Warden: Tina Carmona
bullet Garza Co. sheriff Cliff Laws accused previous sheriff of not running a tight ship, now he has bigger personnel problems; Garza Co: Tne deputy, trooper resign after underage drinking incident
bullet Littlefield bustles with budding new businesses
bullet Tahoka Home Explosion
bullet Andrews city council may call for charter election in February
bullet Work on Floyd County wind farm to begin soon
bullet Hale County commissioner draws fine for underground tank
bullet Olton City Councilwoman Elsa Gayle Gonzales was arrested
bullet Floydada closer to being a high-tech town
bullet Plainview's longtime Chamber manager resigns
bullet Hale County OKs ethanol plant incentive
bullet Progress seen in oil fields in the Panhandle area
bullet Pete and Nelda Laney Student Activities Center being built in Plainview
bullet Garza County judge honored with award
bullet Caprock Canyons to break ground for visitor center (well, it's just off the Llano!)
bullet Husband, wife build dream by reviving old Post theater
bullet Readers Enjoy Harris/Vinson "Feud" in Classifieds (Floyd County)
bullet Firm discovers gas pocket near Floydada
bullet A Death Bed Confession May Solve A 1940 Bank Robbery
bullet Liquor by the drink passes in Levelland
bullet Gaines County elects first ever Republican as County Judge
bullet Hale County Election to Be Monitored
bullet Midland senior wins Miss Wayland title
bullet Panda plans new ethanol plant near Muleshoe
bullet Houston Chronicle story on Floydada & the pumkin biz
bullet Dimmitt Post Office renamed
bullet Plainview resident spots ubiquitous silent triangle UFO
bullet Plainview is backdrop for independent feature film "Wet Girl"
bullet Spice farming hot in Gaines County
bullet Aggressive economic development stance paying off
bullet An Olton school bus driver stabbed
bullet Clovis, NM cheese plant makes huge impact on local economy
bullet Area municipal sales tax returns for August
bullet Hale County Jail tightens attorney visitation policy
bullet Hale Center Farm and Ranch Museum dedicates new building
bullet Rumors of Shots Fired at Plainview High Found False
bullet Plainview judge orders two tardy jurors into jail
bullet Plainview: 5th tax hike in 5 years by the city
bullet West Texas man gets 8 years for spitting in jailer's face
bullet Plainview ISD may rename stadium for Sherwood
bullet Plainview's Wayland Baptist University ranks high on value list
bullet Prestigious museum coming to Post
bullet Hale County appraisal district returning surplus to agencies
bullet Barren future for cloud seeding in the Panhandle
bullet Howardwick firemen honored by Perry
bullet Covenant looks to revive Hale Center EMS
bullet Texas Rangers Investigate Shooting in Plainview
bullet Andrews faces deadline for alcohol sales
bullet Olton mom takes lady luck to World Series of Poker
bullet Pampa football to appear on Dateline NBC
bullet Hale County: Dodson, Republican, wins county judge by default
bullet Plainview Bookkeeper on trial for pocketing $750,000
bullet Floydada's wireless venture grabs attention of other towns
bullet Tulia defendants seek payment
bullet Winds Damage Paducah, power lines downed, roofs blown off
bullet Floydada Council Keeps Same Tax Rate, Votes Against Taxing Personal Property
bullet Former Midland city manager Mike McGregor introduces new technology in Gaines County
bullet No one shows up for Plainview public hearing on city tax increases
bullet Counterfeiting raid leads to drugs
bullet Citizens protest law enforcement in Lamesa, KCBD version of the story
bullet TTUHSC recruiter called 'predator' in child porn case (El Paso)
bullet After difficult winter, vineyards left with few, high-quality grapes
bullet Cargill has big stake in both beef, Plainview
bullet Ethanol plant being built in Plainview
bullet Littlefield's Lowes to purchase El Paso Big 8 grocery chain
bullet The developing nuclear industry in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico
bullet Plainview area: Hoop 10 brings homefirst national crown
bullet Pilot avoids flying distressed plane over Floydada 07-16-2006
bullet UPDATE: Judge resigns, Hale County Judge Bill Hollars to resign, UPDATE: dems cannot replace him on ballot
bullet Hale Co. part of development of new statewide voter registration system
bullet Major drug raid & round-up in Dawson County (Lamesa)
bullet Plainview resident recently crowned Miss Rodeo Texas Princess 2006 (photo)
bullet Inmates allegedly start fire inside Levelland jail UPDATE: state to investigate
bullet Growth of Seminole, Littlefield faces setback as economic leaders leave
bullet One Dead in Multi-Car Pileup near Brownfield
bullet Fluvanna man charged in murder of his wife
bullet Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon gets a look over by Jay Leno
bullet Dixie Maines: "I don't see why people care about patriotism"
bullet Lavender Ranch in Hermleigh gets Abilene press attention
bullet Odessa, Andrews break ranks with nation on nuclear energy & coal
bullet Plainview man receives Hearst publishing award in New York
bullet Accused of shooter of Levelland man, six times in a moving vehicle, arrested
bullet Did Henry Lee Lucas murder Brownfield's Dianna Bryant? questions remain
bullet Grand Ole Opry legend Billy Walker dies in wreck, Walker a native of Ralls - more on Billy Walker from the Waco paper
bullet UPI: Country music nixes the Dixie Chicks
bullet Dixie Chicks' Maines: President owed 'no respect whatsoever' - more juvenile rantings
bullet Historic hardware business put up for sale in Floydada
bullet Llano Estacado to bottle more than 100,000 cases this year
bullet NBC's "Friday Night Lights" to be filmed mostly in Austin area, not Odessa (update)
bullet Lamb Co. DA argues murder conviction good in appellate hearing
bullet New Veterans Memorial in Lockney has flags stolen
bullet Natalie Maines continues to show she hasn't yet passed adolecense
bullet Wind Power projects are popping up all across West Texas
bullet Nelson admits to embezzling $77 million + from U.T.I. Energy in Snyder
bullet Canyon Finance Director opposes tax-freeze for those 65 and older
bullet Hale County opts to hire part-time Election Coordinator
bullet Justice Dept. Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit with Hale County - bilingual
bullet Andrews: Germans leave high tax fatherland, open cafe in West Texas
bullet Don Hardy: King of engines, Floydada racing shop focus moved efficient engines
bullet Texas Camel Corps takes groups across the Monahans Sand Hills
bullet Gov. Perry Hosts Lubbock Small Business Summit
bullet Vegans sponsor Meatout, say Lubbock tough eating for Vegans - Funny Letter
bullet Graphic images of Panhandle wildfire devastation from Texas Farm Bureau
bullet Slaton police officer arrested for domestic violence
bullet Joyland to install coaster from Astroworld
bullet Update on massive grass fires and related stories
bullet Death toll rises in Texas' worst grass fire
bullet National Journal scores Neugebauer as a top Conservative
bullet On South Plains, everyone's in cotton business
bullet Floydada Police say loss of Llano Estacado Taskforce hurting anti-drug efforts
bullet Ports-to-Plains Corridor making headway
bullet East Lubbock churches growing
bullet Buddy Holly's Omega watch to be auctioned off by Maria Elena - I guess it's just time. It would have been a nice addition to the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock. Watch photo.

 

 

 
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