Littlefield News

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Authorities arrest a Littlefield man, accused of planning to blow up his estranged wife.

Thursday afternoon in Hockley County, ATF and Levelland Police arrested a Littlefield man for allegedly purchasing a pipe bomb that he could use to detonate and kill his estranged wife.

Barry Orr, chairman and CEO of First Bank & Trust in Lubbock, has been named treasurer of the Texas Bankers Association.

As authorities continue their investigation into Tuesday morning's fatal crash in Lubbock County, those who live in the area say safety concerns need to be addressed.

A 3-year-old girl died and her 2-year-old sister was in critical condition after they were thrown from a sport utility vehicle in a collision with a patrol car driven by a Lubbock County sheriff's deputy.

Margaret Scott Lain Baird, age 90 of Littlefield and formerly of Levelland will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 15, 2009 in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Anson, Texas with Chad McGehee officiating.

People who like bluegrass music will have an opportunity to participate in it or listen to it Friday and Saturday at Boiling Springs State Park.

It will be eight weeks or more before shoppers see beer and wine in grocers' coolers as stores line up to receive state alcohol permits.

As the defending national champion in the NCAA Division II women's javelin, Linda Brivule of Abilene Christian University had high expectations for this season.

Harold Kent Gage of Spring Branch, Texas, passed away on the morning of April 21, 2009, at the age of 59.

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If a club closes Downtown, does it make a sound? The answer proved to be a deafening "yes" last weekend after Flamingo Cantina , not to mention Highland Mall , closed for the week of the annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays , citing a variety of issues, not limited to fatigue from South by Southwest last month and an expected loss in revenue .

Highland Mall officials in the weeks before this year's Texas Relays asked for more than 80 police officers to patrol inside the shopping center and for firefighters to ensure that the number of patrons didn't exceed legal limits.

The Austin chapter of a national civil rights organization is calling for a boycott of Highland Mall in response to the mall's decision to close during last weekend's Texas Relays.

By TRACEY MYERS AUSTIN - Nasty weather kept Kennedale's best 4x200-meter relay out of some early meets this season.

A warning for anyone with a car parked in the entertainment district of downtown Austin: Austin police will start towing them after 7 p.m. Friday.

Some popular downtown entertainment businesses and a shopping mall are considering closing or have already decided to close for the weekend during the Texas Relays track and field event, a move one civil rights leader says makes black visitors feel unwelcome.

A former federal prosecutor in Beaumont now finds himself facing federal charges of his own.

Abilene Christian's Camille Vandendriessche ran the 1,500 meters in 4 minutes, 49.71 seconds to score 620 points and win the men's decathlon at the 82nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Thursday in Austin.