Plains News

It's the eve of one of the biggest weekends of American Sprint Car Series racing action thus far in 2009, a weekend in which more than 200 different drivers will compete in at least one of the ten events scheduled at nine different tracks throughout seven states.

Mike Pritchard & Hogg Maulies will provide the opening entertainment. The gates will open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at Select-A-Seat or at the gates.

In January, the state Legislature received a detailed report from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the current and future veterinary needs of the Lone Star State.

Late storms tumbled power lines and damaged trees on Sunday evening across the South Plains, bringing large hail and winds of more than 80 mph to some parts of the region.

While humanity is increasingly living in urban areas , rural communities are still catching up when it comes to high-speed Web access.

Plains, Texas, is struggling. Businesses won't even look at relocating here because broadband options are so limited.

And now some words from a public relations firm: "This is the perfect user's manual for any kid with a body." The third paragraph of a news release about "Body Science: The Head to Toe Guide to the Science in You" reads exactly so.

A South Plains woman was arrested after confessing she had sexual relations with two underage boys.

The South Plains Air Show at the Slaton Municipal Airport is inviting you to the Saturday event.

Lubbock's underground water supply fell faster than usual as measured officially for 2009.

Two area Chrysler dealerships are expected to close as part of a restructuring process.

Sudan's Brock Steinbock could think of only one thing as he began his routine before the boys pole vault Tuesday morning at the Region I-1A track and field meet at South Plains College Athletic Complex.

If you see an overcast day in the 1300 block of Plainview's Ennis Street, snow-covered lawns in the 900 block of Hale Center's Avenue G, or Snyder's White Buffalo lit by the setting West Texas sun, you might be on a drive around the South Plains.

On Wednesday, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to review agricultural producers' views on the effectiveness and operations of the Federal crop insurance program.

As we transition into warmer temperatures, ozone monitors across the country today registered some code yellow and code orange readings.

Whatchya want? Because, baby, they probably got it. On the third weekend of each month, folks from across Texas and even parts of New Mexico and Oklahoma gather at the Seminole Trade Days trade show, a three-day shopping event that offers off-the-beaten-path shoppers a chance to find that one-of-a-kind object they may be hard-pressed to find at the ...

Few Great Plains trees have the mystique and history of the "bois d'arc" tree. Some call it Osage Orange, hedge, hedge apple, horse apple, mock orange or even Thorny Maclura Pomifera - its scientific name.

Bob McNeil, age 76, of Baird, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009, in Hendrick Hospice.

The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Green Building Council-West Texas Branch Chapter, WorkForce Solutions South Plains, and A Greener Lubbock.com will host the Sustainable Business Conference on Tuesday, April 21 , at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, located at 511 Avenue K in Lubbock.

Dr. Lou H. Rodenberger died peacefully April 9, 2009 at her home north of Cross Plains.