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Friday, September 4, 2026

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    Texas Tech students showcase Spain camp for kids who battled cancer - fox34.com

    Texas Tech students brought back more than photos from Spain this summer, and tonight their work is on display at Lubbock's First Friday Art Trail. Art and photography made by children who battled cancer in Seville, Spain, are on exhibit as part of First Friday, created during a summer camp that Texas Tech students organized abroad.

    local · via FOX34

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    A final resting place dedicated to West Texas veterans and their service

    The West Texas State Veterans Cemetery held a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking a formal opening for a final resting place set aside specifically for veterans who served from this region. Community leaders and elected officials gathered for the event, recognizing the men and women who spent their lives in uniform before returning to the South Plains.

    local · via EverythingLubbock

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    Lights, Camera, Red Raiders: Texas Tech takes the spotlight in ‘The Program'

    Texas Tech football's new four-part docuseries, "The Program," launches today on Paramount+ the same day the Red Raiders open their season against Abilene Christian at home. The series gives viewers an inside look at the lives of people inside the Texas Tech football program.

    local · via EverythingLubbock

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    Slaton mayor defends Flock camera agreement - fox34.com

    Slaton Mayor Clif Shaw defended his city's deal to install Flock automated license plate reader cameras, saying the Slaton City Commission voted unanimously to approve the agreement in July with no public opposition. The South Plains Auto Theft Task Force approached Slaton and the Slaton Police Department earlier this year about a Mutual Cooperation Agreement covering the installation and use of the cameras.

    politics · via FOX34

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    New Lubbock County Elections Administrator calls role ‘a calling’ - KCBD

    Troy Havard, a retired Marine Corps veteran with more than 28 years of service, has taken over as Lubbock County's new Elections Administrator, replacing Roxzine Stinson following her retirement. Havard's path to the job is anything but a straight line.

    local · via KCBD

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    Man arrested for felony assault; Lubbock woman left with brain bleed

    Deshonn McDaniel was arrested September 3 in Lubbock and charged with aggravated assault after a woman suffered a brain bleed during an attack on August 25. According to the charge, the assault happened more than a week before McDaniel was taken into custody.

    local · via EverythingLubbock

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