Oh That Pesky Parking Problem

By Kaylyn Smith and Alicia Keene Parking garages are great… until they’re not. Students have long complained about space and guest-parking problems at three housing complexes in the North Overton Park area. This week, some are facing even greater inconveniences. The Village, The Centre and The Suites, all located close to each other across the street […]

Effortless Recycle

America Recycles Day went off without a hitch, as new local company, Effortless Recycling, teamed up with Texas Tech University Student Housing to help citizens recycle. Morgan Provost assists her husband Don with company operations as they officially went into business Oct. 1. She said their interest in recycling started years ago. Their concept was […]

Unwelcome Guests Found at the Republic at Lubbock

When Jordyn Hendrickson’s roommate reached for the doorknob to her back door, she did not expect to find an eight-legged pest in her way. Hendrickson and her roommates have been dealing with the unwelcome addition of multiple spiders to their house at the Republic at Lubbock, on Erskine, north of the Rawls golf course. The […]

Scream Look-alikes Alarm the Cottages

By Alicia Keene and Abbie Arroyos Recent stories about break-ins and burglaries near Kortni Robinson’s home at the Cottages of Lubbock in North Overton set her on edge, but nothing prepared her for the shock on her porch just hours before the government shutdown. As if from a bad horror flick, she screamed as two masked figures […]