Blue & You ragball tourney approaches

The Levelland Blue & You organization is in their second year of hosting a Midnight Madness Ragball Tournament slated for August 2.The tournament will begin at 6 p.m. on August 2 and all games will be held at the Oxy Sports Complex.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces new hurricane senate special committees

On Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the creation of the Senate Special Committee on Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness, Recovery, and Electricity.Sen. Charles Schwertner, RGeorgetown, will serve as Chairman, and Sen. Phil King, RWeatherford, will serve as Vice Chair.

HHSC receives federal approval to allow SNAP

Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has received federal approval to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in 36 counties impacted by Hurricane Beryl to purchase hot foods and ready-to-eat meals with their...

TWDB annunces biennial Water for Texas conference, January 27-29

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will host its biennial Water for Texas conference January 27–29, 2025, in Austin at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center to consider water issues impacting the state.The TWDB has also announced registration for the conference is now open.

DPS troopers compete in CVE Texas Challenge

This week Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Troopers traveled from across the state to Corpus Christi to compete in the 31st annual Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Texas Challenge – demonstrating their ability to understand and enforce regulations on...

TxDOT shares safe driving tips

According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), speed was a factor in more than 160,000 traffic crashes in Texas last year, and 1,456 people were killed in speedrelated crashes.That’s a third of all traffic deaths in Texas.

Levelland Fire Report

7/17/2024 - DISPATCHED 1:17 P.M. - CLEARED 1:35 P.M. LEVELLAND Dispatch notified the LFD of a trash can on fire in the backyard of a residence located in the1500 block of Austin Street. Fire personnel arrived to the location and discovered a trash barrel on fire.

Another Day With Dom!

I am not entirely sure where the time has gone this summer but we are quickly approaching the beginning of another hectic fall season.I hope everyone has had the chance to take a breather and found some time to take a vacation or simply relax.Everyone deserves a bit of a break every now and then.

Hockley County Court Report

State v. Havan Marie Resendez, community supervision expired for the offense of possession of a controlled substance penalty group one less than one gram, the defendant was discharged.State v. Derik Scott Dawson, amended probation for the offense of aggravated assault causes serious bodily injury.

Christ United Methodist Church Reverend Dennis L. Cates retires

After 10 years of service to Christ United Methodist Church as pastor, Reverend Dennis L. Cates has decided to retire; he and his wife Sue have given loving and active service to the church and to the community and will be missed.