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 […]
Proposed aquarium still has a long way to go before adding to Lubbock’s quality of life
(Future site, Lubbock Aquarium) Eight years ago, Kai Evans and her husband began creating Adventure Park. Now, Evans and a team of volunteers are in the process of creating the […]
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 […]
Delayed Highway 87/FM41 project makes store owners use unique legal argument to sue TxDOT
(Image: Bernards south of Lubbock as seen from the west side of Highway 87 looking east) The frustrated owners of a convenience store next to a delayed road project south […]
High school salutatorian’s tragic death illustrates Lubbock’s deadly fentanyl epidemic
(Cloe McCullough, image courtesy of Lori McCullough) Cloe McCullough woke up in the emergency room. “You are very fortunate. We’ve already had four other cases today … not as fortunate […]
UMC, Hobbs using technology to spot guns, prevent tragedies
(Image provided by ZeroEyes) Police officers at University Medical Center got an alert about someone at the hospital with a gun. It was a prison guard. There was no emergency. […]
Chief prosecutor wants to know if Lubbock voters can say ‘no’ to some marijuana laws
Sunshine Stanek wants the Texas attorney general to tell her if Lubbock voters approve a marijuana initiative in May, would it stop police from enforcing misdemeanor laws. She asked for […]
Last minute insights before Thursday’s deadline to choose a power provider
There’s a lot of confusion in Lubbock. Three competing power providers agreed approaching Thursday’s deadline for electric choice. Lubbock Power & Light customers who don’t make a choice will end […]
After seven silent years, can Lubbock’s feuding storage brothers make peace? ‘That’s what I want,’ says one
(Image: Discount Storage and Affordable Storage, both in the 9600 block of University Avenue) David Postar hopes one day he and twin brother Michael can have a relationship. They haven’t […]
How Cook’s Garage grew from restaurant serving a side of music to huge concert space … (and about all those signs)
What started out as a warehouse on the lot of a family business, Cook’s Garage has become a venue for concerts, car shows, rodeos and more. Cook’s – where U.S. […]
How my wife and I navigated all these choices on picking an electricity provider
(Image: James and Rebecca Clark) With less than two weeks before the deadline to choose a power provider, my wife and I are close to making a decision. We’ve narrowed […]
Harold’s ‘how to’ gives you insights to choose an electric provider
The deadline is approaching for Lubbock Power & Light customers to choose an electric provider. But as of Friday, 75 percent haven’t done it. Missing the Feb. 15 deadline sends […]
How one woman, whose priority was not price, chose her electric provider
Most of us have not chosen a new electricity provider in Lubbock. We need to by Feb. 15, or else we’re assigned one of three default providers. Like many, Melissa […]
