Shallowater News

LUBBOCK, TX Firefighters from New Deal and Shallowater responded to a grass fire Wednesday afternoon that threatened two homes.

Shallowater students were hit hard with a dose of reality Monday as their school parking lot transformed into a staged scene of a brutal drunk driving accident - part of the two-day "Shattered Dreams" program.

Shallowater finished second in District 3-2A, beat Kermit in bi-district; Tulia won District 2-2A and had a first-round bye.

A memorial fund is now in place for the family of a Shallowater man killed in a traffic accident.

A one-car rollover that happened near the airport Thursday afternoon has turned fatal.

An investigation by the state Fire Marshal's Office determined Friday evening that unsafe smoking practices caused the fatal house fire earlier that afternoon in the 800 block of 13th Street in Shallowater.

We're learning more about Friday's deadly house fire in Shallowater. Saturday, authorities identified the victim as Peggy Parker, 76.

The State Fire Marshal's office says the fire that claimed the life of a Shallowater woman Friday afternoon was an accident.

Rick & Melanie Bixler, of Shallowater, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittney Bixler, of Shallowater, to Taylor Stoker, of Shallowater.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Curtis of Shallowater will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Oct.

Glenn & Lana Throckmorton, of Midkiff, Texas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy L'Shay Throckmorton, of Shallowater, to Timothy Jason Cook, of Levelland.

The Maize, James and Patti Simpson's 12-acre cornfield plowed into a maze shaped like Raider Red, is open through Nov.

If you are a high school student and are contemplating what to do with your future, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine wants to inform you about health care professions.

Mr. and Mrs. Jackie W. Rivers of Lubbock will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Oct.

Editorial This editor has always been leery of religious and patriotic zealots. One particular obsession in America is the obsession with Israel and Zionism.

Mickey Patterson went before an Oregon judge and waived extradition. The 59 -year-old was arrested Wednesday.

An arrest has been made in the Peggy Merimon and Kay Harrelson case. Mickey Patterson was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Oregon.

Firefighters from at least four volunteer departments are working to extinguish multiple fires north of New Deal.

Jordan Leigh Perry, daughter of Jacklyn & Charles Perry, of Lubbock, and Robert Lowry Whittaker, son of Bill & Nina Koch, of Austin, were married at 6:30 p.m. Aug.

This editor has lived on North CR 1520 for 20 long years. It's near Shallowater Truck Stop on Clovis Road.