Abernathy News

An Amarillo-based utility has announced plans for a $200 million power plant in Hale County.

Jordan Paige Lott and Brent James Eaton were united in Covenant Marriage, Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Beltway Park Baptist Church in Abilene, TX where the couple met and worshiped.

Services for Glenn Reagan, 90, of Abernathy, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 30, 2009, in the Abernathy Church of Christ with David Bennett officiating.

Six local agencies battle a grassfire north of Lubbock. The fire broke out about three miles north of the Lubbock County line on Farm to Market 2825.

A single engine plane made an emergency landing around 1:00 p.m. on County Road 5100 just two miles south west of Abernathy after running out of gas.

A small aircraft has landed safely north of Lubbock. Just after 12:30 p.m., the pilot of a small plane contacted air traffic controllers at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, saying he was out of fuel and a crash landing was imminent.

Today is Walk and Bike to School Day which means it is the cutest day of the entire year.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Salinas of Abernathy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept.

Billowing smoke could be seen in the North Lubbock sky late Monday after a fire claimed several small structures in an agricultural area near New Deal.

A Texas Tech freshman hit his head on a diving board this summer and fell unconscious to the bottom of the pool, convulsing under 12 feet of water.

At the end of last year the small town of Petersburg was forced to give up their EMS license because of a lack of human and material resources.

Lubbock protesters can try to block booze in court but won't have their case heard with the help of state alcohol regulators.

The investigation continues into a grass fire near Abernathy that started on Sunday.

Vista Bank, which has been a part of West Texas since 1912, entered the Lubbock market this morning with the first of three planned branches.

A pair of Lubbock residents want state alcohol regulators to determine whether countywide alcohol sales violate state laws, adding another potentially long wait to alcohol sales in city limits.

During a special meeting Monday the North Central Texas College Board of Regents voted to authorize the college to take legal action relating to the First State Bank Center for the Performing Arts.

Firefighters are working to contain a blaze that started at a Lubbock County recycling center after the owner of the plant started the fire while trying to refuel his truck, Lubbock County Sheriff's officials said.

Firefighters are working to contain a blaze that started at a Lubbock County recycling center after the owner of the plant started the fire while trying to refuel his truck, Lubbock County Sheriff's officials said.

One of the things you'll notice when you go to Abernathy is a lot of school pride.

NewsChannel 11 is on the road again bringing you the Live Community Coverage Tour 2009! In Abernathy, Karin, Abner, John and Pete will bring you NewsChannel 11 Live at 6:00 and 10:00. Our news crews will arrive at the Abernathy Community Park and transform it into a mini TV studio.