(Photo above: Major Troy Gilbert, image from U.S. Air Force) Future U.S. Air Force leaders at Texas Tech can drink a toast in a special place called Trojan Bar – […]
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 […]
If the Tech drone show amazed you at Carol of Lights, here’s a look at how it came together and how it almost did not happen
(Image above, courtesy of Texas Tech) The crowning moment in the celebration of Texas Tech’s 100th birthday was a first for Lubbock – a full-length choreographed drone show during the […]
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 […]
You had a bunch of questions about choosing a power provider — here are some answers
(Photo above: Electric competition town hall meeting in the Maggie Trejo Supercenter) You had questions – we have some answers. The Nov. 16 LubbockLights.com story about Lubbock’s upcoming switch to […]
Why is 19th Street road work taking so long? It’s actually on schedule, but frustrating some businesses
(Photo above: 19th St. east of Ave. Q) For businesses and drivers along a busy stretch of 19th Street, a year-and-a-half of a street improvement project is long enough. But […]
Lubbock citizens to vote on marijuana initiative, but city leaders wonder if it’s legal
(Photo above: Adam Hernandez speaks to local media after a City of Lubbock press conference concerning marijuana.) Lubbock voters will decide if police should enforce misdemeanor marijuana laws. However, local […]
Starting Jan. 5, Lubbock residents will have to pick a power provider – here’s what you must know
This story at a glance Starting in March, no one in Lubbock will purchase electricity from Lubbock Power & Light but instead will choose a power provider. January 5 is […]
Blowing grass clippings or leaves into street violates Lubbock ordinance, but people do it
A Central Lubbock woman posted a plea to her neighbors on social media just before Halloween. Don’t blow your leaves into the street. Inevitably, they end up in her yard. […]
Former Lubbock family suing Biden Administration, claiming it’s funding ‘pay-to-slay’ Palestinian terrorism
This story at a glance A law named in honor of a Lubbock man is meant to stop American aid from funding terrorism in Israel. Taylor Force was stabbed and […]
Veteran’s Day tale of Red Raider quarterback who interrupted his college football career to help win WW II
(Photo above: Dick Standefer receives the Bronze Star. All photos courtesy of Mike Standefer, except Canham painting.) Head coach Dell Morgan wanted to motivate his 1946 Red Raider football […]
For homeowner south of New Home with unreliable water, options are expensive; new law may help others in future
In August 2022, Chad Raines made a half million dollar investment into a house just south of New Home, south of the Lubbock-Lynn county line. “Love the school, love the […]
New homes in New Home foretell Texas water disaster
New Home, just south of the Lubbock County line, is an example of a coming crisis in Texas, State Senator Charles Perry told Lubbock Lights. The mayor of New Home […]
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 […]
Lubbock Christian University, Louisiana school battle over LCU trademark in federal court
Since July, Lubbock Christian University has been in a legal fight over its initials, LCU. Louisiana College sued Lubbock Christian in federal court – seeking the right to use the […]
Cagle’s venture ‘out there in the country’ has succeeded for 25-plus years
More than a quarter century ago, John Cagle told his dad he was opening a restaurant at the corner of 4th Street and FM 179 near the soon-to-be-closed Reese Air […]
