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Thanksgiving morning fun in Coleman Park. Madyson Horton of Brownfield and Frank and Ida Sumpter of Lamesa took part in the 28th Annual Turkey Trot at Coleman Park. The Turkey Trot is put on by the West Texas Runners Clubs and usually takes place in Lubbock on Thanksgiving Day. Due to COVID-19, this year's trot took place all over the South Plains and Eastern NM. Pictured from left to right is Conner Faught, Johnathan Jowers, Ashlyn Jowers, Carter Moore, Steve Carter, and Ben Garcia. They took to the disc golf course at Coleman Park to have a little Thanksgiving Day competition.(Contributed photo/staff photo)
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Texas’ private sector added 136,300 jobs over the month, and the Texas unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent in October from 8.3 percent in September. The Texas unemployment rate for October 2020 is in line with the National unemployment rate of 6.9 percent.
Read moreLUBBOCK — Lubbock district game wardens will be dedicating extra patrol hours and state assets to the mule deer hunting season which occurs in southwestern panhandle counties from Nov. 21 -29.
Read moreBy now most Texans have seen the informative — and often clever — messages above Texas highways on digital message boards that encourage safer driving.
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(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he recently completed the transfer of $2.27 billion into the State Highway Fund (SHF) and the Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF; commonly known as the “Rainy Day Fund”). Each fund received more than $1.13 billion, or 50 percent of the total transfer.
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there won’t be much traveling this Thanksgiving holiday. Although the busiest day of travel for the year will still be the Sunday after Thanksgiving, it will most likely be less than in the past. It has been encouraged from government and health officials to limit the amount of people gathering in the home over the Thanksgiving break
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We sadly lost an amazing man on Sunday, November 22, 2020 when Jessie P. Perez known as “Quate” passed away. Jessie was born on September 15,1945 in Spur TX. He was 75 years young. Jessie is survived by his beloved wife Maria Elva Perez of 53 years, his daughters Andrea Madrigal (George), Christina Marines (Christopher) and his son Andrew Gongora ( Kia). He also leaves to cherish his memory, 9 grandchildren, 6 greatgrandchildren, and 1 sister. He is preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers, 3 sisters and 1 great-grandchild. Jessie’s memory will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone he interacted with. He was a kind man with a big heart.
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