Lubbock News

Meredith McClain of Lubbock is a speaker at the National Ranching Heritage Center's "Tall Tales of the Wild West: Germans on the Southern High Plains."

This photo, one of the pictures in a collection owned by Rosemarie Hurst of Slaton, shows the Philipp and Denzer families from 1928.

When Mentor Tech approached comedian Bill Cosby with the idea of telling more than 700 local high school students about the value of education, his initial reaction was, "No."

Sgt. Bryan Witt with the Texas Department of Public Safety said an officer pulled over a black four-door Cadillac on an I-27 service road just south of 82 nd St. at about 5 a.m. Sunday.

The bond packages coming up for a vote at the rapidly growing Frenship and Lubbock-Cooper independent school districts should be even easier decisions for voters.

Congratulations to Lubbock High School for being named to the Washington Post's list of the most challenging high schools in the U.S. - based on the number of Advanced Placement and International Bacclaureate exams taken by LHS students in classes taught on the college level.

Law Offices of Kerby, Thompson and White , 4219 85th St., Steven J. Hill, D.D.S, P.A., 4211 84th St., and Commodity Export Corp. , 4015 84th St., have received certificates of pride from the City-Wide Pride Committee.

Penny Morin, solid waste manager, collections, for the city of Lubbock, said recycling can always keep tonnage out of the landfill.

The city of Lubbock annually flushes more than 9 million gallons out of its water mains and down the drain.

Construction continues on a new school for the Lubbock Independent School District at Joliet Drive and Lynnhaven Drive Thursday.

About 70 percent of the $55 million that Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District is seeking from voters in an upcoming bond election will go toward new classrooms.

Join KCBD's John Robison at the Annual Mustang Birthday Party on Saturday, April 19 at the AimBank at 3004 Slide Road.

Follow George Watson's Twitter live from the Texas Tech-Prairie View A&M baseball game at Rip Griffin Park First United Methodist Church traces its roots on the South Plains to the 1890s.

Follow George Watson's Twitter live from the Texas Tech-Prairie View A&M baseball game at Rip Griffin Park Zach Young, left and Callie Marshall, right, find eggs during the Beeping Easter Egg Hunt Sunday in Lubbock.

Nearly two years ago, we introduced you to the South Plains Mall Walkers, a group of local veterans who meet every morning to take a stroll through the mall.

The homeowner said she opened the door to a younger woman who claimed she was a Kirby Vacuum sales person.

Paul McCartney's upcoming tour continues to grow. The former Beatle has added six more shows to his upcoming run.

Texas country artist Charla Corn is one of the few female singer/songwriters on the scene.

Beginning Monday, April 21, Lone Star Dirt and Paving, under contract with the City of Lubbock, will begin maintenance work on Quaker Avenue.

Dozens of Lubbock restaurants received a surprise inspection this week. Health inspectors were looking to see which kitchens were keeping clean.