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See Lubbock ISD school board approve 3 new elementary locations
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (22+ words) See Lubbock ISD school board approve 3 new elementary locations'Lubbock Avalanche-Journal See Lubbock ISD school board approve 3 new elementary locations...
Lubbock Christian promotes assistant to be head football coach
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (73+ words) Lubbock Christian promotes assistant to be head football coach'Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Lubbock Christian promotes assistant to be head football coach Lubbock Christian didn't have to look far for its next football coach. The Eagles promoted offensive coordinator Sam Collins to the…...
Why is Lubbock ISD closing school, opening new ones? Here's what to know
6+ hour, 36+ min ago (668+ words) The Lubbock Independent School District has revealed where it will be putting its three new elementary schools that will house its six consolidated elementary schools. During a regularly scheduled board meeting on Thursday morning, the LISD Board of Trustees approved…...
Caprock Chronicles looks at Lubbock's first Black physician
15+ hour, 43+ min ago (592+ words) Joel Prince Oliver was born Nov. 5, 1910, in Breckenridge, Texas, to Joel and Estelle Oliver, and he is believed to have spent his childhood in Breckinridge and Erath County. He attended the now-defunct, historically Black Bishop College in Marshall. In 1928, Oliver…...
CTE training is key to Texas’ continued economic success | OPINION
15+ hour, 44+ min ago (666+ words) February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, and it's incredibly important to highlight the value of CTE programs across the state, as well as the opportunities that await students who pursue high-skill technical careers. The fact is: employers go…...
Texas AI data centers spark debate over development, conservation
15+ hour, 44+ min ago (66+ words) Texas AI data centers spark debate over development, conservation'Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Popping up across the nation are resources to help the booming AI industry " data centers "and Texans are no stranger to seeing their impact on their communities. Whether it's an…...
Texas Tech football working to hire Jacquies Smith to defensive staff
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (250+ words) The Texas Tech football program lost edge defenders coach C.J. Ah You to an NFL team last week and, to replace him, the Red Raiders are hiring a coach of their own from the NFL. Tech was working on an agreement…...
U.S. attorney announces federal charges in fatal Texas smuggling crash
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (24+ words) U.S. attorney announces federal charges in fatal Texas smuggling crash'Lubbock Avalanche-Journal U.S. attorney announces federal charges in fatal Texas smuggling crash...
Federal charges announced in Lubbock for deadly crash, human smuggling
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (698+ words) A federal grand jury in Lubbock indicted a 24-year-old Louisiana man accused of causing a fatal crash that killed four people -- including a grandmother and her grandchild -- while fleeing law enforcement in a vehicle packed with undocumented immigrants in Central…...
Tomorrow's Leaders Career Fair in Lubbock Thursday, here's how to go
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (211+ words) Tomorrow's Leaders Career Fair in Lubbock Thursday, here's how to go'Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Tomorrow's Leaders Career Fair in Lubbock Thursday, here's how to go A career fair is set for Thursday in Lubbock. Here's what to know about the free event....