Brad Burt

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says don’t believe it if you read on social media that the 2020-21 hunting and fishing season has been canceled. Stay up-to-date on information by following the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department website at https://tpwd.texas.gov/

The South Plains Homeless Consortium has announced they have committed up to $10,000 to fight the spread of COVID-19 among those experiencing homelessness in Lubbock.

Lubbock County judge Curtis Parrish has released a statement from Lubbock County on the Coronavirus spread, saying officials are monitoring the situation and, following the declarations by President Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott, has decided to approve a local emergency declaration.

The PGA posted a statement to their website on Thursday, saying all events across all tours have been canceled through the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio in April.

President Donald Trump has announced his favor for former Texas Tech and Auburn football coach, Tommy Tuberville, in a tight Senate runoff race in Alabama.

In a second reading and vote from Lubbock City Council, members have voted again for the proposed location of the future Lubbock County Expo Center, this time with a compromise.

The IT Division of Texas Tech University is warning people to stay cautious about cyber activity looking to take advantage of people using the Coronavirus, and offering some tips for west Texans to protect themselves online.

The City of Austin has cancelled the South By Southwest festival (SXSW) set for March of this year, due to concerns over coronavirus.

Identities of the individuals arrested were released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Texas on Friday.

A report from the HCPH says a man and a woman from the unincorporated area of northwest Harris County, outside the City of Houston, tested positive for COVID-19. They add these cases are travel-related and, at this time, there is no evidence of community spread.

Dr. John Hellerstedt, the DSHS commissioner says: “This travel-related case reinforces the fact that we should all be taking basic hygiene steps that are extremely effective in limiting limit the spread of COVID-19 and all respiratory illnesses.”

The current Commander of Pacific Air Forces and 1984 Texas Tech Graduate, General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., has been nominated to serve as the Air Force’s 22nd Chief of Staff, according to Sec. of Defense Mark Esper. If confirmed, he will become the first black service chief of the U.S. Air Force.

The man who was driving the car in Garza County in 2019 when neo-Nazi Aiden Bruce-Umbaugh was arrested on gun crimes, has himself been arrested by federal agents, among a group of “racially motivated violent extremists,” who allegedly targeted journalists and activists.

In a 4-3 vote, the Council has effectively adopted the unanimous recommendation of the City’s Planning and Zoning Committee to build the expo center at North University Ave and Loop 289.

Hale County 4-H member Bryleigh Beyers of Abernathy presented the Breed Champion Spot Barrow in the Junior Market Barrow Show, bringing home a $10,000 scholarship and Belt Buckle. She is the third student from the South Plains who will be leaving San Antonio with a Breed Champion award.

A student from New Home has a new Belt Buckle and a $10,000 scholarship after presenting a Breed Champion hog at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Lubbock orthodontists unveiled the expansion of their practice with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening for a new clinic on the northwest corner of Frankford Avenue and Erskine Street.

The Lubbock Habitat for Humanity has announced a partnership with the Blitz Home Builders organization to construct three houses over the course of ten days.

The event will present four questions on statewide public education issues such as school funding, high-stakes testing, teaching, and vouchers, as well as questions crafted by community members on the issues they believe to be most relevant to their districts.

A student from Meadow FFA is leaving the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo at Will Rogers Stadium with the award for Grand Champion Steer.

The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office joined the Lubbock Police Department on Wednesday to begin partnering their enforcement actions with a focus on speeding and violations of the Texas Move-Over law.

Family of Matt Dawson announced Wednesday that he is coming out of ICU and being moved to a long term care facility.

The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a thank you for the level of support provided for the trooper who was injured in December when a semi-truck crashed into several emergency officials and stopped cars on Highway 84.

The City of Lubbock and Civic Lubbock, Inc. are once more looking for artists to decorate storm drains across the city and selected artists can potentially get $500 for their work.

USA Boxing’s National Junior Olympics have been set to take place June 21-27 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

The Frenship Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the call for a vote on a nearly $300 million bond Monday night.

Former Texas Tech Basketball players Matt Mooney and Tariq Owens have officially put pen to paper with two NBA teams.

The Texas Department of Transportation has released a crash report on Saturday’s fatal crash in which two first responders died, one firefighter was hospitalized in critical condition and a driver suffered serious injuries.

After the loss of two first responders this weekend, several representatives from various First Responder organizations across the country are asking drivers across the country to “pay attention and move over.”

The number of guilty pleas in the Reagor-Dykes floor plan fraud scheme has grown after another employee pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.