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If you want the rain, which most of the South Plains does at this point, we got some good news for you!

DOUG HENSLEY Few things are as enjoyable as hiking. There are a number of reasons for this, but at the top of the list is its simplicity. A decent pair of boots and a backpack are all you need to get started. And so it was on the MLK holiday that I grabbed those bare necessities and jumped in the car with a friend for a day of pure enjoyment at Caprock Canyons State Park. Now, I know Palo Duro Canyon gets a lot of love from practically everyone, and rightly so. I make at least one Lighthouse Tr...

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Editors Note: Caprock Chronicles is edited by Jack Becker a librarian at Texas Tech University. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Todays essay is by Marty Kuhlman, a history professor at WT.  Professor Kuhlman is a frequent contributor to this column. The bison is a symbol of the Wild West and a symbol of America. Yet the bison came close to extinction in the United States. In the 18th century, between 30 and 60 million bison roamed the American West. During ...

By Paul Carlson and Jack Becker Editors Note: Caprock Chronicles is edited each week by Jack Becker, a librarian at Texas Tech University.  He can be reached at Jack.Becker@ttu.edu. This week’s essay, by Becker and Paul Carlson, emeritus professor of history at Tech, reviews the evolution of American buffalo (bison) of the Great Plains.   Bison have been in North America longer than the humans who hunted them. As members of the Bovidae family of mammals, bison are distantly related to...

Share this article Share this article ResearchAndMarkets.coms offering. According to this report, the Global Maritime Satellite Communication market accounted for $2.19 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $4.31 billion by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 8.8% during the forecast period. Increasing demand for broadband connections and VSAT connectivity, and high-throughput satellites to unlock cloud and IoT services are the major factors propelling market growth. However, lack of awareness about a...

Caprock Chronicles: The Lyric Theatre, first proper picture show of Lubbock Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Editors Note: Jack Becker, editor of Caprock Chronicles, is a librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article about Lubbock’s early movie theaters is the second of a two-part series by frequent contributor Chuck Lanehart, Lubbock attorney and historian. In Part One, the Band Hall and Orpheum Opera House were examined. Erving McElro...

San Francisco City & County slates $135 million for alternatives Print San Francisco City & County Employees Retirement System disclosed new commitments totaling $135 million in an investment report from CIO William J. Coaker Jr. for its Jan. 13 board meeting. Within its private credit asset class, the $30.6 billion pension fund committed $60 million to Kennedy Lewis Capital Partners II, a global credit opportunities fund managed by Kennedy Lewis Investment Management. As of Dec. 31, the actua...

Brazos County health officials: High hospital occupancy rate doesnt mean needs arent being met Instead, health officials stressed the need for urgency among the public. Wear your mask, social distance and practice good hygiene. Author: Erin Wencl (KAGS), Gabriela Garcia (KAGS) Published: 9:07 PM CST December 31, 2020 Updated: 10:21 PM CST December 31, 2020 BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas — The Brazos County Health District came out with some numbers Thursd...

“The vaccine is really the only true hope for moving out of this.” Author: Gabriela Garcia (KAGS) Updated: 11:01 PM CST December 30, 2020 BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas — Slowly but surely, more people are getting the COVID-19 vaccine.  Some people may still have some doubts or just questions about what getting it could mean. A College Station healthcare worker talked to KAGS about their experience. It’s safe to say most medical professionals would probably agree...

Warmer Sunday, rain chances Monday, Tuesday KCBD Weather at Daybreak for Sunday, Dec. 27 By Adam Young | December 27, 2020 at 8:58 AM CST - Updated December 27 at 8:58 AM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Temperatures for Sunday will be a touch warmer then expected, thanks to the winds shifting around and increasing a few hours ahead of schedule. That also means the winds will calm down a little earlier, so later on this afternoon should be quite pleasant indeed. Tomorrow is when things start to loo...