Wolfforth Welcome sign, Donald Preston Drive (82nd Street) and Marsha Sharp Freeway. Staff photo. Wolfforth needs to triple its water infrastructure if it wants to stay up with growth projections. […]
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Famous steel house near Lubbock up for auction, asking price $1.59 million but bidding starts at $250,000
Bruno Steel House in Ransom Canyon at sunset in this 2017 photo taken by Lubbock Lights Editor Terry Greenberg The famous Bruno Steel House, looking something like a spaceship peering […]
Reactions differ to FAFSA disaster among Texas Tech, Wayland Baptist and Lubbock Christian as students struggle with federal aid system
Screen capture of FAFSA web page (foreground), Texas Tech campus (background) Four years ago, Congress ordered a simpler version of the FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid used […]
J Ferg founder JR Ferguson files for bankruptcy, lists more than $20 million in debts mostly related to his business
JR Ferguson, screen capture from company video The founder of J Ferg Roofing (and related companies), John Roger “JR” Ferguson, filed for bankruptcy along with his wife in late August […]
Expect long lines for voting in Lubbock and Lubbock County in November, but more poll workers would help
Lubbock County voters may have to wait in line to do their civic duty in the upcoming election, even though there will be more voting places. The challenge now is […]
Budget battle not smooth road for Lubbock County, tempers flare
County Road 6800 west of Lubbock The tension and anger in the Lubbock County budget war continue. There’s a $7.5 million budget fight with Precinct 4 Commissioner Jordan Rackler and […]
Grant program that’s helped downtown renovations shouldn’t exist, argues Glasheen
Legacy Event Center in Lubbock A grant program paying $4.5 million since 2016 to aid downtown renovation should not exist, argues Lubbock City Councilman David Glasheen. It came to light […]
Move to deprive two commissioners of county credit cards put off, budget battle continues
County Commissioners delayed the vote Monday to take away purchase cards (credit cards) from Commissioners Jason Corley and Jordan Rackler, tabling it until September 23. Corley and Rackler have not […]
Is county judge retaliating against rebellious commissioners or giving the people what they want?
Jason Corley (left), Curtis Parrish (center) and Jordan Rackler (right) – images from social media campaign sites Has the embattled county budget process devolved into retaliation or giving the people […]
City to keep doing sewer connection repairs – but for $1,000, no longer free
Image from City of Lubbock website Lubbock homeowners will no longer face paying a plumber thousands of dollars to fix sewer connections. But it’s not reverting to a free city […]
Why is Lubbock moving to ‘meet and confer’ to negotiate Police and Fire salaries?
Lubbock is adopting a new process to negotiate police and fire pay raises called “meet and confer,” hoping it will remove politics and make it easier to increase police pay […]
Local event with Trump Jr. drops enforcement of clear bag, no guns policy
Image of Donald Trump Jr. from LARW website A clear bag policy – including no guns – will not be enforced when Donald Trump Jr., the son of former President […]
County budget battle coming – either $4.7 million or $12 million in cuts needed from current proposal depending on who wins the argument
Curtis Parrish and Jason Corley are roughly $7 million apart on Lubbock County’s next budget. At a Thursday workshop for the 2024-25 fiscal year, the County Commissioners pondered a $4.7 […]
Proposed tax rate fully funds Godeke, proposes band aid for Clapp pool
Clapp Park Pool, 4500 Avenue U If the proposed city budget presented Monday becomes the city budget, property taxes will go up $47 per year for the average home, Godeke […]
As city heads into budget discussions, Godeke Library’s future could be debated
As the city heads into budget discussions, a social media posts claims Godeke Library could close in October – two months from now – if the city does not renew […]
When Lubbock changes what you or your neighbors can do on a property, do you want to know by mail?
Alex Scarborough at City Council – image from city livestream The city is about to make 76 tweaks to what people can and can’t do to their property, and you […]