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“Falling for the Wallace” Fall Festival set October 5

The Wallace Theater and a collaboration of over 50 civic groups, non-profits, vendors, food trucks, downtown businesses, and 19 sponsors are gearing up for“Falling for the Wallace” Fall Festival.The festival will be held this Saturday, October 5 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
DEBRIS MANAGEMENT

DEBRIS MANAGEMENT

DEBRIS MANAGEMENT

DEBRIS MANAGEMENT - The City of Levelland has been working to dispose of the remaining debris located at the Rail Park adjacent from the Kauffman Addition on Highway 114.

PUCT approves transmission plan

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has unanimously approved a transmission plan to meet the future electricity needs of the Permian Basin Region.

TDEM deploys Task Force One to Florida

Governor Greg Abbott recently directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Florida as Tropical Storm Helene has strengthened into a major hurricane before making landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast.

Voting registration deadline

The Hockley County Elections Office is reminding all residents that the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming November 2024 general election is October 7.To register, residents can visit the Hockley County Elections Office at 911 Austin St.

SBA amends Texas disaster declaration deadline

SBA has amended the disaster declaration for the Texas Disaster Assistance Deadline for filing applications for physical damage.The deadline is extended and now available to private nonprofit organizations.

Texas Rangers solve 40-year-old cold case

The man who pled guilty to a decades-old cold case murder in Ector County will spend the next 20 years behind bars.Billy Wayne Ludwigson, 62, was arrested by the Texas Rangers after years of investigation.

Levelland Fire Report

9/20/24 - DISPATCHED 7:05 P.M. - CLEARED 7:12 P.M. LEVELLAND The Levelland Fire Department was requested by Levelland EMS for lift assistance for a patient in the 1400 block of 9th Street. Upon arrival, EMS personnel had the patient loaded on a stretcher.