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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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    Lubbock passes trailblazing firefighter agreement

    Lubbock City Council unanimously ratified a meet-and-confer agreement with the Lubbock Professional Firefighters Association on Tuesday, clearing the way for the city's firefighters to move to a 24-hours-on, 72-hours-off work schedule. Right now, Lubbock Fire and Rescue crews work under a schedule that gives them less recovery time between shifts.

    local · via EverythingLubbock

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    Volleyball teams wrap up tournament season at Frenship - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

    High school volleyball teams concluded their tournament season at Frenhip High School in Wolfforth around September 1, 2026.

    sports · via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

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    Lubbock city council approves police, fire association agreements - KCBD

    Lubbock City Council approved new one-year contracts Tuesday with the city's police and firefighter associations, committing about $7.8 million in the coming year as part of ongoing budget and tax rate talks. The deal with the Lubbock Professional Police Association passed unanimously and adds 10 officers to a force that already numbers more than 450.

    politics · via KCBD

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    South Lubbock cotton farmers face dry conditions ahead of harvest - KCBD

    Cotton crops in south Lubbock are struggling through back-to-back dry years, with farmer Thomas Kennedy warning that without rainfall, yields will take a serious hit even with irrigation. Kennedy described the past couple of August months as "brutally, brutally hot," and said the lack of underground moisture leaves his cotton with little chance.

    local · via KCBD

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    Texas Tech Softball Update Following Jet Ski Accident

    Multiple Texas Tech softball players injured in a jet ski accident at Lake Ransom Canyon during a team event are still working their way back to full health, with some already returning to practice and others continuing to recover. The accident happened at Lake Ransom Canyon, a small lake community tucked about 15 miles east of Lubbock that draws Tech athletes and students during the offseason.

    sports · via On3 Red Raider Sports

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    Clovis girl battling leukemia wishes for chance to meet Ella Langley

    A four-year-old girl from Clovis fighting leukemia at Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock has one wish: to meet country singer Ella Langley before the artist's upcoming tour stop. The little girl is currently receiving treatment at Covenant Children's, which serves as the region's primary pediatric hospital for kids across the South Plains and eastern New Mexico.

    local · via EverythingLubbock

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