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LUBBOCK, Texas — On Friday, June 28, Alliance Credit Union will host a “triple event” celebrating 50,000 members, Aliance’s 84th birthday and shred day.
The event will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Alliance main branch at 6219 TX-327 Spur.
Members of the community can shred their documents at the event while enjoying food, games and music.
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LUBBOCK, Texas — The Texas Tech Hurricane Research Team will head toward the Corpus Christi area on July 7 to study Hurricane Beryl when it makes landfall. This was, research professor, Dr. Brian Hirth’s 21st deployment with the team since he joined in 2004. Dr. Hirth talked about what made storms special. “No two storms […]
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NEW HAVEN, Conn— Earlier this week, the Walter Camp Football Foundation named Red Raider running back Tahj Brooks to its 2024 Preseason All-America Team. Brooks was selected to the second offensive team alongside Quinshon Judkins from Ohio State. Some of Brook’s accomplishments this past season include 1,538 rushing yards in a single season, putting him […]
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LUBBOCK, Texas— On Wednesday night, the Lubbock Matadors defeated the Denton Diablos FC 2-0. This recent victory takes the Matadors to 5-3-1 and fourth in the Lone Star Conference. Luiz Tomaz Silva and Francesco Pettinaroli shared one goal each to bring the Matadors to victory. The Lubbock Matadors’ next game is against West Texas FC […]
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Morning:Isolated showers and partly cloudy skies as the sun rises. Low of 78°. Afternoon:Cooler temperatures and scattered showers. High of 84°. Tonight: Thunderstorm chances increase this evening. Low of 67°. last nights showers coincided with a drop in temperatures. Morning lows in the mid 60s and afternoon highs are expected to only reach into the […]
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