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Please take our A-J Media audience survey and win a chance at $100 gift card. Just click on "More" In this Wednesday, June 18, 2014 file photo Cobb County police investigate an SUV where a toddler died near Marietta, Ga., when the father forgot to drop his child off at day care and went to work.

When it comes to being honest, Memphis native Rob Baird is all about it - especially when it comes to telling stories about his adventures with Lubbock fans.

Lubbock residents recently saw a dramatic example of the power of individual votes when City Councilman Jeff Griffith beat Deanne Clark by five votes in the District 3 City Council runoff election.

Good eating results in donations to Texas food banks this week with the seventh annual GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-up.

The election, recommended for May, is in the works after the citizen advisory committee proposed a nearly $134 million bond package to city leaders on Thursday.

Those in attendance of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse discussion break into small groups.

Texas Department of Transportation representatives and a crane welcomed artist Jeffie Brewer and his "Purple Bull" Thursday afternoon to Marsha Sharp Freeway and Avenue J as part of the Art on the Llano public art project.

"Back in the 1930's, Seagraves was the closest wet area to Lubbock," Seagraves Museum and Art Center President Dan Calfee said.

United Supermarkets kicked of an area school supply drive Thursday morning at the store on 82nd Street and Boston Avenue with a shopping spree for school superintendents.

The number of abortions in Texas went down 13 percent since new restrictive laws went into effect, a study released today has found.

That's what Martin Aguirre, chief executive officer of Workforce Solutions South Plains, said of Tuesday's signing of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to help connect employees with employers.

Audiences of more than 500 are attending the meetings this week of the Texas Northwest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ at 4510 Ave. Q, said Vassandra Okoruwa, a church member.

Just a few weeks after the city manager presented a budget with around a 2.5 cent proposed property tax increase, Mayor Glen Robertson told Lubbock Rotary Club members he thinks the hike is probably necessary.

Steve Wallace, 61, was found lying on the floor at 1402 Texas Ave. when police responded at 2:26 a.m. to a call about a disturbance.

Pending approval from Lubbock City leaders, a plan has been drafted to grant residents residing near Hoel Park an upgrade in playground equipment.

Residents of Lubbock can likely expect recommendations for another bond election along with board appointments and addressing the city's housing and development needs at Thursday's City Council meeting.

Lubbock ranks No. 5 among U.S. cities with the most fatal alcohol-related car accidents per capita, according to study released Monday by NerdWallet .

Marie Hanza, executive director of Lubbock Habitat for Humanity, said it's hard to imagine what 1,300 pieces of furniture actually looks like until you see it.

Three suspects were captured Wednesday by Lubbock police after police responded to a report of a vehicle burglary in progress at 5204 50th St. in the Savannah Oaks Apartments.

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