Lubbock County News

Lubbock City Secretary Becky Garza on Monday, June 17, confirmed a District 2 resident requested paperwork last week to start a petition to recall District 2 Councilman Floyd Price.

The Lubbock Economic Development Alliance on Monday, June 17, will announce 167 new jobs in the Lubbock community with the expansion of two local businesses and relocation of one new business.

By CATHY MOUNCE cathym@ntin.net Register Staff Writer Despite the helpful torrents of rainfall received in Cooke County lately, many areas in Texas are still classified as being in drought status.

Lubbock city and county leaders extended joint disaster declarations to give officials time to assess damage and apply for aid after last week's storms.

A customer at Stripes on Clubview Drive found a small box, no bigger than an iPhone, that had the word "explosives" printed on the package.

District 1 voters are being asked to go to the ballot box Nov. 5 to recall or retain Councilman Victor Hernandez.

Lubbock's retail numbers continue to boom loudly through 2012, with June's slice of the state sales tax pie coming in this week 11 percent bigger than last June's.

The City of Lubbock and Lubbock County are conducting an assessment of UNINSURED property damaged from the June 5, 2013 storms.

Investigators from the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office are waiting on preliminary autopsy results following the shooting deaths of two men last week south of Wolfforth Jerry Victor Flores, 46, remained in the Lubbock County Detention Center Tuesday, June 11, on $500,000 bail following the shooting about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, in the 9600 block ... (more)

Lubbock County Commissioners on Monday, June 10, approved a new agreement with the Lubbock Private Defender Office to provide legal representation for indigent individuals accused of crimes in Lubbock County.

Councilman Victor Hernandez is criticizing what he calls a political threat against his family by the man leading a recall effort to remove him from his north Lubbock council seat.

Skyrockets with sticks and missiles with fins are off limits for Lubbock County residents this Fourth of July season, county leaders said.

I have an e-mail sort with The New York Times. Anytime the name Lubbock appears in the Times, I get an e-mail.

Lubbock Power & Light expects electricity to be restored to all customers by late Sunday, June 9, as many have spent four days without power.

Restoration projects at historical South Plains court houses could receive a financial boost from the state and federal government - if the money is there.

As a result of the damage from Wednesday's thunderstorms, Lubbock County Judge Tom Head and Mayor Glen Robertson declared a state of disaster Friday, June 7, for Lubbock County and the city of Lubbock.

A Lubbock County man faces charges of felony capital murder following two shooting deaths Thursday, June 6, south of Wolfforth.

As a result of the damage from Wednesday's thunderstorms, County Judge Tom Head and Mayor Glen Robertson have declared a state of disaster for Lubbock County and the City of Lubbock.

Jerry Flores, 49, was charged with capital murder Friday in in the shooting deaths of two men in the small Lubbock County town of Wolfforth.

A Lubbock County jury on Wednesday, June 5, sentenced a Lubbock man to 15 years in prison and assessed a $15,000 fine for possession of a quantity of marijuana near a school facility.