The president of the Altus, Okla., Chamber of Commerce said the announcement Wednesday that Altus Air Force Base has been chosen as the preferred location for training on the Air Force's new tanker aircraft, the KC-46A, is great news for the city and the base.

A 21-year-old man who told Border Patrol agents at the North Interstate 35 checkpoint that he was going to San Marcos to shop — when he was actually transporting cocaine — was sentenced in federal court in Laredo on Thursday.

Organizers for the 13th annual Relay for Life of Harrison County invite the public to come out and “relay for someone’s happily ever after” as the fundraiser for the American Cancer Society kicks off

Memorial Day service planned in Levelland

The Levelland Cemetery, 1400 Ave. J, will host an observance at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.

The U.S. Air Force from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., will present the colors and the national anthem will be sung by Mudflap of KLLL.

For more information, call 894-3131.

Some government agencies, firms and organizations have changed schedules for Memorial Day.

With several new schools in construction or recently passed through school bonds, how many are designed with tornado protection in mind.

The Standard-Times is publishing academic and athletic awards presented by local schools during end-of-year banquets. Here are those presented by Texas Leadership Charter Academy:

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Mike Fuller: Noon. Furrbie’s, 210 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. 806-220-0841.

Victor “Easy Street” Gallegos: 6 p.m. Pepito’s Mexican Restaurant, 3333 S. Coulter St. No cover. 806-353-7373.

Mike Fuller: 6 p.m. Pescaraz Italian Restaurant, 3415 Bell St. No cover. 806-350-5426.

Stew Moss: 6 p.m. Big Texan Beer Garden, 7701 E. Interstate 40. No cover. 806-372-6000.

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The Longview Arboretum and Nature Center took root Thursday as the City Council unanimously approved a guiding document for its creation seven years after a nonprofit group began walking the path towa

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Lubbock and the surrounding areas dealt with a dust storm, hail, a tornado warning and rain Thursday, May 23, but no serious damage had been reported by late Thursday, May 23.

National Weather Service officials issued a hazardous weather outlook report early Thursday morning that included Lubbock and the rest of the South Plains.

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