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 […]
Category: Interesting People
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 […]
Former Lubbock police chief’s new job: Fixing heavily criticized Texas law enforcement
(Image above: Greg Stevens, newly named director of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement) A teenage gunman murdered 19 students and two teachers in a Uvalde elementary school a year-and-a-half […]
Santa Land roots go back to Lubbock’s Yuletide traditions in the 1940s
(Image: Don and Evelyn Copenhaver as Santa and Mrs. Claus. Image courtesy of Kay Copenhaver Woody.) Every year Santa and Mrs. Claus come down from the North Pole to visit […]
Fred Gray, who fought for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, honored by Texas Tech School of Law
(Image: Fred Gray honored by Texas Tech) Two weeks before his 93rd birthday – and decades after representing civil rights heroes Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. – Fred […]
As her husband begins leading Texas Tech basketball, Cece McCasland can be a loud, proud Red Raider
Cece McCasland doesn’t need to hide her Texas Tech gear anymore. The wife of new Red Raider basketball Head Coach Grant McCasland played soccer for Texas Tech a little more […]