South-Plains News

Following the tradegy at Fort Hood, many people across the South Plains have called and wondered what they can do to help out.

Shoppers were treated to the aroma of brewing coffee and that distinctive new-book scent Wednesday when they walked into Lubbock's newest book store.

A 120,000-book treasury will be opened to South Plains readers Friday through Nov.

A celebration of the life of Roberta "Bobbie" Seiter will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at First United Methodist Church with Reverend Jay Horton officiating.

East Texas students still searched for their wayward weather experiment last week.

Four years ago, Gov. Rick Perry traveled to Dalhart to announce that the Hilmar Cheese Co., the largest single-site cheese and whey products manufacturer in the world, would build a state-of-the-art plant in town.

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension regional crop reports for Oct. 21: SOUTH PLAINS: Soil moisture was short to adequate.

The city's debt has nearly doubled in just three years and that has one local watchdog group concerned.

Law enforcement officers and social workers have seen all kinds of child abuse in their careers.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Ramiro Hernandez dabbed his eyes after hundreds of people stood in his honor Thursday morning at a special graduation ceremony at Lubbock Christian University.

Lubbock's current success as a small business incubator may say more about the rest of the country than the city's own strengths, business owners said Monday.

A giant in the car business across the South Plains and the Panhandle died Wednesday.

Any time a child goes missing it's a scary thing for family members, and the Amber Alert issued Friday prompted some South Plains parents to take action.

NewsChannel 11 has learned a South Plains mayor has resigned. According to The Paper of Petersburg, Petersburg Mayor Darin Greene resigned his position effective October 8th.

LaToya Bradley, daughter of Mr. Joey Carter & Ms. Sylvia Bradley, of Lubbock, and Antonio Harmon, son of Ms.

South Plains Food Bank will recognize 17 residents and organizations Friday who have helped the resource deal with a sharp increase in need.

As a part of its ongoing support of hunger relief programs, food banks throughout Texas and The Texas Food Bank Network, H-E-B will donate a trailer load of food to the South Plains Food Bank through its Food Bank Assistance Program.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lubbock is set to host the 5th annual Vino Festivo, Lubbock's premier art, wine, and food festival, October 8, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts.

This year, the South Plains Food Bank has more people needing help, with less donations being made.

Some South Lubbock County residents lost power Monday, but it's back again. Around 5:45, a transformer failed at an interchange between Xcel and South Plains Electric Coop.