Lubbock News

Filmmaker Alan Parker is no stranger to working with music. His musicals included the original "Fame," "Pink Floyd - The Wall" and "Evita" - and in fact he began his motion picture career with a gangster musical called "Bugsy Malone." The latter featured an all-child cast.

Shovels turned dirt in raised beds constructed by the Guadalupe Neighborhood Association at the neighborhood's new community garden Saturday, May 25, as the first of many plants were transferred from plastic containers to their new homes.

May 25--Filmmaker Alan Parker is no stranger to working with music. His musicals included the original "Fame," "Pink Floyd -- The Wall" and "Evita" -- and in fact he began his motion picture career with a gangster musical called "Bugsy Malone." The latter featured an all-child cast.

It all started out with folks in Cargill's Canadian operations asking for the return of a railcar that had been used to transport 92 metric tons of canola oil from Saskatchewan to the West Texas and Lubbock rail yard.

Officials at Texas Tech University's Honors College announced the names of 32 students receiving Terry Scholarships, making the university the fastest-growing school in the foundation's 25-year history.

The public is invited to attend the 11th annual city-wide Memorial Day service set for 10 a.m. Monday, May 27, at the city of Lubbock Cemetery, 2011 East 31st St.

The one-car roll-over accident caused emergency personnel to push traffic into one lane on the westbound side of the highway while Lubbock Sheriff's Deputies and Department of Public Safety troopers investigated.

Students from Laura Bush Middle School who participated in Lubbock Lemonade Day donated $137.52 to the Children's Home of Lubbock on Friday, May 24.

First United Methodist decided to start the center to combat what the church determined to be a diminishing quality of life in the Lubbock area.

Former Lubbock County Commissioner Ysidro Gutierrez, Republican, has initiated a recall petition effort against City Councilman Victor Hernandez.

But one thing that hasn't changed is the unpredictability of severe weather. It can strike at any time, anywhere, to anyone.

Kaplan College Lubbock is pleased to begin offering free American Heart Association CPR certification courses every Thursday at the campus.

The construction of new water lines will limit southbound Lubbock traffic on Quaker Avenue just north of 19th Street to one lane.

CTKing graduation is a little unique in that there is a Mass for the graduates. a- What makes this class special : "The CTK Class of 2013 has an unique blend of personalities with many different strengths from athletic to academic to those who are service oriented and committed to learning new things," said Principal Christine Wanjura.

Lubbock and the surrounding areas dealt with a dust storm, hail, a tornado warning and rain Thursday, May 23, but no serious damage had been reported by late Thursday, May 23.

The limo arrivals on the first night of The Bachelorette are always fun to watch because you never know what kind of antics the guys will employ in an attempt to get a first-impression rose.

Cross contamination is one of the top violations health inspectors find when reviewing dining establishments.

The police scanner blared, "The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a tornado warning for eastern Floyd County and western Lockney County." The scanner said, "Abandon mobile homes and vehicles for more substantial shelter, avoid windows.

John Johnson, with Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, explains how the traceability program.

A wall of dust reportedly reducing visibility to a quarter mile was approaching Idalou and Lubbock from the northeast Thursday afternoon, May 23.