Good morning, Lubbock.

Roy Stout, a Lubbock veteran, reflected today on his deployment in Afghanistan following 9/11, marking a 25-year milestone in service + he recalled the sudden intensity of firefights and the sacrifices made by his unit.

Lubbock is looking to fix stroads by adding landscaped medians near Texas Tech to keep pedestrians safe and reduce dangerous turns — native, drought-tolerant plants would help lower maintenance costs and boost curb appeal.

Legally blind Lubbock resident June Burr has bowled with the Work Dodgers league every Wednesday at Whitewood Lanes near 50th Street and Memphis Avenue since moving here five years ago.

Her determination inspires teammates to stay active (a boost for community spirit).

Terry Allen, a Lubbock-born songwriter and visual artist, will perform two nights at Texas Tech (Oct.

22 at Maedgen Theatre and Oct. 23 at Allen Theatre with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.) combining music, stories and art with local musicians.

Local residents welcomed fall with the first pecan pie sightings and Blue Bell's new Classic Pecan Pie flavor introduced today as temperatures drop locally.

Traditional fall dishes like pozole and caldo add to the seasonal change in Lubbock.

Lubbock families debate a long-held Halloween tradition + whether turning off porch lights signals the end of treat time, while children continue knocking on doors to join the fun.

Local residents keep the festive spirit alive by following unspoken rules each year.

The Slaton High School choir joined Foreigner onstage at Buddy Holly Hall Tuesday night to boost support for public music education funding—Foreigner donated $500 while Lubbock’s One Guy from Italy matched the gift, and the choir grew from 14 to 63 students in just a few years.

Lubbock ISD reported that Frontline Education exposed employee data on Aug.

14, which was fixed on Aug. 15; affected staff will be contacted starting Oct. 26 as TransUnion offers two years of credit monitoring. Officials confirmed no student data was compromised.

State Rep. Vikki Goodwin urged that Texas release its maternal health report on pregnancy-related deaths from 2021 to 2024 before Dec.

1 so lawmakers can use its findings to draft laws that save lives (the delay comes from additional review by state health officials).

University Medical Center and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center are clashing over OB-GYN services after two doctors resigned, leaving a gap in clinical faculty appointments.

UMC claims it must meet community demand while Texas Tech says UMC broke state law when hiring the doctors—discussions continue to restore care.

University Medical Center and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center exchanged statements over OB-GYN services after two doctors resigned.

UMC said it must end its own OB-GYN practice due to lost clinical faculty appointments while Texas Tech claims the hospital broke state law and is recruiting replacement doctors.