Three charged with endangering a child

Katherine Carrillo, 20, Muhannad Abdel-Raouf, 21, and Almazen Abdel-Raouf, 22, have been charged by a Lubbock grand jury with endangering a child. A trial date has not yet been set.

New mule deer restrictions added

Hunters pursuing mule deer this fall in the Texas Panhandle should be aware that an antler restriction has been expanded to 21 from the original seven counties of Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Floyd, Hall, Motley and Lynn counties.

South Plains Fair implements new policies

The South Plains Fair gets underway this weekend with two new features - a clear bag policy, and beer sales. According to General Manager Jennifer Wallace, big events are implementing similar policies. Third-party vendors will run a few stations on the fairgrounds.

Tri-State Fair shooting being investigated

A gunman shot three people Monday night at the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo before being shot and wounded by sheriff’s deputies, according to authorities.

State unemployment rate 4.2%

In August 2022, Texas added a total of 16,400 nonfarm jobs. For the 10th consecutive month, the state set new employment highs as total nonfarm employment reached 13,530,100. Texas has added a total of 726,900 positions since August 2021.

Scott encourages voter education

On National Voter Registration Day, Texas Secretary of State John Scott held a press conference at the Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center in East Austin to highlight the office's “VoteReady” voter education campaign.

Library Lines ...

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, our 'Library Lines' addressed the issue of interrupted shipping of newly released books to us here at Rhoads Memorial Library.

Pet Talk

Pets can develop chronic pain for a variety of reasons, but because they cannot verbally tell us when they’re hurting, overcoming the communication barrier can quickly become challenging for pet owners who want to alleviate any and all pain in their four-legged friends.