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updated: Tue Jul 15, 2008 04:32 am

Ropesville News

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Tuesday Jul 15 | Lubbock Avalanche

Tech grad Sears rules Stampede

Lindsay Sears of Ropesville won the coveted $100,000 barrel racing title as the Calgary Stampede Rodeo concluded its 10-day run on Sunday.

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

Lubbock Avalanche

Ex-Raiders aim for $100,000

Former National Finals Rodeo qualifiers Lindsay Sears of Ropesville and Ryan Gray of Petersburg each have a chance to collect $100,000 by qualifying for the Calgary Stampede Rodeo finals that's scheduled for ...

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Fri May 09, 2008

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Heavy Rains Help Area Cotton Farmers

“This rain is a Godsend. A true blessing for farmers”

Posted: Hockley County is drying out from a recent downpour. Just before lunch time on Wednesday NewsChannel 11 caught another storm. via KCBD-TV Lubbock

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Related Topix: Hockley County, TX, South-Plains, TX, West, TX, Agriculture, Science

Wed May 07, 2008

Lubbock Avalanche

South Plains storms pack powerful punch

“If we get a repeat tonight that will really be ideal”

Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Story last updated at 5/7/2008 - 2:15 am After storms dropped close to an inch and a half of rain on Lubbock Monday night, severe weather returned Tuesday evening, bringing reports of ... via Lubbock Avalanche

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Related Topix: Lynn County, TX, Wilson, TX, Tahoka, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Idalou, TX

Sun May 04, 2008

Lubbock Avalanche

Ex-employee blasts practices at Brownfield Animal Shelter

“It sounded to me like that main problem was lack of training”

Sunday, May 04, 2008 Story last updated at 5/4/2008 - 3:12 am The Brownfield Animal Shelter said it has improved how it euthanizes animals after a former employee and a local veterinarian claimed animals were ... via Lubbock Avalanche

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Related Topix: Wolfforth, TX, Meadow, TX, Brownfield, TX

Sun Apr 13, 2008

Amarillo.com

Rodeo: Lubbock rodeo smartly run

First, the committee picked a weekend when there were not many sizable rodeos to compete with. via Amarillo.com

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Sat Apr 05, 2008

Amarillo.com

Top competitors, stock compete in Lubbock

“It comes from the way I was raised”

Lubbock's spring pro rodeo is this weekend, and it's all about broncs, barrels and bulls. via Amarillo.com

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Related Topix: Texas, Lubbock, TX, West, TX, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Sat Mar 29, 2008

Amarillo.com

Rodeo: Barrel racer Sears makes a haul

“It's a feeling that I've never had before. Now, I can relax a little.”

It took in the neighborhood of $48,000 to earn a barrel racing berth in last year's Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and most of the cowgirls had to compete in 50 to 70 rodeos to rustle up enough cash to ... via Amarillo.com

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

Tue Feb 26, 2008

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Two Ropesville Volunteer Firefighters Suspected in String of Arsons

Hockley County authorities arrested 17-year-old Jeremy Solis Sunday night after an abandon home caught fire in Ropesville. via KCBD-TV Lubbock

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Related Topix: Hockley County, TX

Mon Feb 04, 2008

hosted A liberal dose | A liberal dose

Maci had a little lamb named Chuck who was grand champ

“I'm very dedicated to the cause”

The lambs can rest easy, and their handlers can count their college money.

The Ladies on the Lamb, a group that has supported the lamb exhibitors for years at the Fort Worth Stock Show, purchased the grand champion and the reserve grand champion, both wether lambs, for $15,000 apiece.

Maci McCabe's grand champion, Chuck, and Taylor Turner's reserve grand champion, Buddy, will now be in the care of the Arlington Heights FFA program.

McCabe, 16, of Ropesville, said she thought the show went really well. This is the Frenship High School sophomore's first major win. Read more

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Related Topix: Wolfforth, TX

Thu Jan 03, 2008

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Fire Destroys Mobile Home in Ropesville

Posted: Updated: An investigation is underway into the cause of a mobile home fire in Ropesville. via KCBD-TV Lubbock

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Thu Dec 27, 2007

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Home for pro rodeo athletes

“We all have to live where we can feasibly rodeo. But you still want to say where you're originally from.”

Thursday, December 27, 2007 Story last updated at 12/27/2007 - 1:41 am Pro rodeo athletes are notorious for holding multiple residences. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

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Related Topix: Wolfforth, TX, Dallas Metro

Wed Dec 12, 2007

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Cotton projection receives slight boost

“We didn't expect for cotton to make what it is this year, but some farmers are between two or three bales”

U.S. agriculture officials gave the nation's projected upland cotton harvest a slight bump Tuesday, estimating farmers would harvest 18.2 million bales of the fluffy crop. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

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Related Topix: Panhandle, TX, Agriculture, Science

Mon Oct 22, 2007

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Area gins ready to go around the clock to process fluffy bales

“Didn't think it was that good, but you walk the fields now, and it was real good.”

The Slaton Cooperative gin began running round the clock early last week, workers tending to roaring gray machines that chew, saw and ultimately smoosh clean cotton lint into half-ton bales. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

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Related Topix: Lubbock County, TX, Slaton, TX, Texas

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