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updated: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:48 pm

Floydada News

Local news for Floydada, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Wednesday Jul 2 | KCBD-TV Lubbock

Texas Tech a Major Part of Hub City History

Covering more than 1,800 acres, Texas Tech University is the nation's second largest campus.

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Related Topix: Abilene, TX, Sweetwater, TX, Plainview, TX, West, TX

Mon Jun 30, 2008

State Gazette

Local farmer part of cotton trade delegation to China

A Lake County farmer will be part of a National Cotton Council leadership team scheduled to visit China this week to see its cotton industry development and continue building a relationship with U.S. raw ...

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Related Topix: Edroy, TX

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Lubbock Avalanche

Lubbock teen faces murder charges in Floydada

A Lubbock teenager faces murder charges in Amarillo. Deshawnqee Williams, 17, will be taken to Potter County later this week and charged with the murder of 77-year old Max Steven Stanhope, who was killed during ...

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Related Topix: Potter County, TX, Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Metro, Amarillo, TX

Thu Jun 26, 2008

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Authorities Capture Daniel Herrera

An accused murderer out of Floyd County is behind bars. Authorities say 26-year-old Daniel Herrera turned himself in Tuesday night, one day after NewsChannel 11's Most Wanted profiled the case.

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Related Topix: Floyd County, TX

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Lubbock Avalanche

Floydada police looking for murder suspect in Lubbock

A murder suspect may be hiding out in Lubbock, Floydada police said. An arrest warrant has been issued for Daniel Herrera, 26, for the killing of Israel Martinez, 27, early Saturday morning in Floydada.

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Related Topix: Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Metro

Mon Jun 23, 2008

KAMC

Floydada Police Investigating First Homicide in at least a Decade

A Floydada man is dead after a weekend shooting, Now, Floydada police are left investigating the first homicide they've had in at least a decade.

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Tue Jun 10, 2008

Plainview Daily Herald

Tuesday Back in Time

June 1928, Plainview Evening Herald: The Rev. Robins of Floydada delivered two splendid talks Sunday in Liberty.

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Related Topix: Hale County, TX, Panhandle, TX, Agriculture, Science, Petersburg, TX

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Lubbock Avalanche

West Texans hold mass on Coronado expedition site

Saturday, May 31, 2008 Story last updated at 5/31/2008 - 3:02 am On a cool, breezy mid-May morning, about 40 people and 50 or so Angus cattle gathered in Blanco Canyon near Floydada to bless the ground on which ...

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Related Topix: Texas, Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Metro, Floyd County, TX

Fri May 30, 2008

Plainview Daily Herald

Sue Daniels is RSVP volunteer of the month

Sue Daniels from Floydada has been selected as the Runningwater Draw RSVP Volunteer of the Month.

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Related Topix: West, TX, Brownfield, TX, Plains, TX

Wed May 28, 2008

KCBD-TV Lubbock

DPS Says Teen Driver In Fatal Accident Not Drunk

Posted: DPS says the driver in the after prom wreck that killed two Floydada teens was not drinking.

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Related Topix: Drug Testing, Lockney, TX, South-Plains, TX

Mon May 26, 2008

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Lubbock family looks back on service by a hero

Monday, May 26, 2008 Story last updated at 5/26/2008 - 3:12 am In an oral history tape, World War II Marine Sgt.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Agriculture, Science, Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Metro

Wed May 21, 2008

Texas Monthly

The Working Life

As told to Katy Vine Tom "Spanky" Assiter, auctioneer. Photograph by Erin Trieb Assiter, who lives in Canyon, is the founder of the auctioneering firm Assiter & Associates.

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Related Topix: Canyon, TX, Leroy Van Dyke, Country

Sun May 18, 2008

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Sect member making home in Lockney

“I believe in living the way I've been taught. I know that I'm living right, and I don't have to justify the way I live to anyone else.”

Another follower of a polygamist church has set up shop in Texas, but his solitary outpost is nothing like the sprawling compound near Eldorado. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Related Topix: Plainview, TX, Floyd County, TX, Agriculture, Science

Fri May 16, 2008

CED

Suddenlink flips switch on 957-mile fiber ring in Texas

“This major investment opens the doors to new and better services for our customers and gives us the ability to introduce those services faster”

In order to expand its slate of high-definition channels and add other new services, Suddenlink announced that it has completed a 957-mile fiber ring in West Texas. via CED

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Related Topix: West, TX, Texas, Plainview, TX, Tulia, TX

Sat May 10, 2008

News-journal.com

Pittsburg's Wright sets state record in boys triple jump

Pittsburg's Kendall Wright set a state record in winning the Class 3A boys triple jump Friday at the UIL State Track and Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas. via News-journal.com

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Related Topix: Pittsburg, TX, Mount Pleasant, TX, Universal City, TX, Arp, TX

Sun Apr 27, 2008

Lubbock Avalanche

Families of Floydada teens killed in crash don't believe driver was intoxicated

Friday, April 25, 2008 Story last updated at 4/25/2008 - 1:19 am Families of two Floydada teens killed in a prom-night wreck say they believe the driver was trying to miss a rabbit when the crash occurred. via Lubbock Avalanche

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Related Topix: Lockney, TX

Fri Apr 25, 2008

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Upcoming Proms Prompt Parents To Talk Safety

“TABC drops in unannounced and they tend to find out where parties are they show up at those things even”

Prom season is underway on the South Plains, and many parents are taking the opportunity to talk to their children about staying safe. via KCBD-TV Lubbock

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Related Topix: South-Plains, TX, Education Etc., Lockney, TX, Plainview, TX

Wed Apr 23, 2008

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Floydada students somber in first day back after tragic loss

The two Floydada teens killed in a prom-night wreck were honored during a moment of silence at their school on Monday. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Lockney, TX, Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Metro

Mon Apr 21, 2008

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Two Teens, Three Injured in Prom-night Rollover

Posted: A tragic and deadly prom night on the South Plains, and officials say underage drinking and excessive speed may be to blame. via KCBD-TV Lubbock

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Related Topix: South-Plains, TX, Lockney, TX

Wed Apr 16, 2008

Amarillo.com

H.S. Softball Standings

H.S. Softball Standings via Amarillo.com

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Related Topix: Texas, Sanford, TX, Fritch, TX, Shallowater, TX

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