By Reece Nations For those on the lookout for Halloween-related shenanigans to be involved in, Lubbock’s informal house show bike tour sprouted as an unlikely bastion for the city’s unique brand of weirdness. For years, an annual event called “Skeletour” was organized very unofficially by hardcore house show enthusiasts and bicyclists as a do-it-yourself-affair. It was […]
Pandemic Preaching: Local congregations adapt to COVID-19 precautions
By: Branson Nash When COVID-19 first swept across the nation last March, numerous local businesses were forced to close their doors, including churches. With the pandemic, the buildings that once held hundreds of people on Sunday mornings had to find new ways to safely allow their congregation to attend. For Live Oak Community Church in […]
Texas Tech Chancellor Tedd Mitchell Tests Positive for COVID-19
By Reece Nations, Managing Editor Texas Tech University System Chancellor Tedd Mitchell tested positive for the novel coronavirus Wednesday afternoon, according to TTU System press release. Mitchell is experiencing “mild symptoms” and learned of his diagnosis after being tested by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center personnel, according to the release. While Mitchell is “isolated […]
Coronavirus Chronicles: healthcare personnel discuss mutual COVID-19 impact
By Tristini Tomlinson The COVID-19 pandemic has displaced countless lives throughout the world in one way or another. No sector has felt this more than the healthcare industry where nurses, doctors and other medical staff risking their well-being on a daily basis. Special procedures and protocol had to be enacted at the Henry Mayo Newhall […]