Caroline Hobbs as the Masked Rider atop Centennial Champion. Everything faded away that bright September day, except for the hoofbeats of her horse thundering down the football field. It was […]
Category: Interesting People
Horses help people heal ‘body, mind and spirit’ in Lubbock equine therapy center
Patti and Randy Mandrell Refuge Services, with a 40-acre equestrian center offering several kinds of equine-assisted therapy, has 21 horses working with about 170 clients every week. Patti Mandrell, director […]
Meet Sagen Gonzalez, development director for Lubbock Lights, and learn how you can support our nonprofit’s mission of providing quality journalism for Lubbock
Sagen Gonzalez, development director, Lubbock Lights Lubbock has given Sagen Gonzalez so much he wants to give back as the first Development Director for Lubbock Lights and we’d appreciate it […]
How ‘divine intervention’ on a Tucson street in 1962 led to marriage for Tom and Gwen Nichols
Gwen and Tom Nichols, courtesy photo Being followed by a cop isn’t the way most people meet the love of their life, but it worked for Tom and Gwen Nichols […]
Her sister’s heart murmur inspires Lubbock teen to build team raising $25,000 to fight heart disease
Sage and Grace Boyle, image courtesy of Annie Chalex Boyle. Grace Boyle was born a dozen years ago with heart murmurs from a hole in her heart. Though the hole […]
Lubbock’s Abraham Enriquez and his mom, Betty Cardenas, have conservative vision for America’s Hispanics
Abraham Enriquez, courtesy photo Abraham Enriquez and his mother, Betty Cardenas, believe Hispanics in America are inherently conservative and the two are spreading their message aiming to contradict Hispanics’ historic […]
Delicate and rare clocks from all over the nation needing surgery come to Lubbock’s Clock Doc
John Paul Batrice, the Clock Doc. John Paul Batrice came to Lubbock from Nazareth, Israel to become a doctor. Batrice was young and so was the medical school at the […]
Banana Nut Old Fashioned? Beet-a-Rita Sour? Welcome to the world of Lubbock mixologist ‘Cousin’ Morin
JuanSamuel “Cousin” Morin, photo by Olivia Raymond Cousin pulls liquor, tinctures and a bright purple concoction onto the bar top after saying, “I’m going to make you a drink.” It’s […]
Bacon calls for ‘gain to maintain’ in bid for mayor
Mayoral candidate Kolton Bacon said he does not have the best past but thinks he does have a good future. He likes helping others. “That’s the real reason why I […]
Sanders describes journey from feeding homeless to running for mayor
Stephen Sanders, mayoral candidate, courtesy photo When mayoral candidate Stephen Sanders was growing up in Lubbock, he was in a church youth group. “We would go out and do street […]
Renteria feels he’s the most conservative candidate in mayor’s race
Tony Renteria, mayoral candidate, courtesy photo Mayoral candidate Tony Renteria had a chance to run for mayor a few years back and didn’t. He regretted it. “I wake up in […]
McBrayer focused on neighborhoods in his bid for Lubbock mayor
Mark McBrayer, mayoral candidate, courtesy photo District 3 Councilman Mark McBrayer, running for mayor in the May 4 election, tried to be the peacemaker in an August City Council meeting. […]
Massengale grew up around City Hall, touts experience as he runs for mayor
Steve Massengale, mayoral candidate, courtesy photo As he runs for mayor in the May 4 election, Steve Massengale remembers the day Texas Governor Greg Abbott came to Lubbock to reopen […]
Hernandez has overcome tough times, has a vision for Lubbock and wants to carry it out as mayor
Adam Hernandez, mayoral candidate, courtesy photo Adam Hernandez said he was in a dark place as a child – a liability to the city he now wants to lead. It […]
Race for mayor features six candidates; we introduce them all one-by-one
Mayoral candidates. Back (L-R) McBrayer, Renteria, Massengale. Front (L-R) Hernandez, Sanders, Bacon. In December, current Lubbock Mayor Trey Payne announced he would not seek re-election – sparking a six-man contest […]
How women used an old Chinese game to help Lubbock groups supporting women, children
(Image above: courtesy of Mahjong Monday) During the South Plains Food Bank’s annual U Can Share Food Drive, community groups have a few minutes to present checks on television. “We […]