lubbock's first news

Monday on Lubbock's First News, Congressman Randy Neugebauer discussed U.S. action regarding Russia. Neugebauer observed that "what we're seeing is basically a take over here." He said that Russia is  using their control of natural gas in an attempt to gain more land, to pull Ukraine away from the EU and toward the Russian economy...

Monday on Lubbock's First News, Tom and Laura kicked off a round of Meet the Candidates for the Lubbock City Council. They spoke with Deanne Clark, candidate for the District 3 seat on the Council. She is running against Jeff Griffith and Maurice Stanley...

Friday on Lubbock's First News, Sarah Clementine Mire, a high school student with winning musical talent, talked about her upcoming semifinals performance and some of her history. Mire will compete in the Dallas Opera Guild Competition...

Thursday on Lubbock's First News, James Nesmith of the Science Spectrum gave details on their upcoming Severe Weather Awareness Day event. The free event will take place March 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will allow kids the chance to be involved in weather experiments, as well as for families to get information on how to be prepared for severe weather...

Wednesday on Lubbock's First News, Carl Tepper, Chairman of the Lubbock County Republican Party, talked about the results of the Texas primaries that were gathered Tuesday night. Tepper gave an analysis on some of the major Republican races and candidates...

Tuesday on Lubbock's First News, Dwayne Stovall (pictured), candidate for US Senate, spoke with Tom and Laura about the alleged violation of a campaign finance law by the Steve Stockman campaign. Stockman is also running for a seat in the Senate...

Monday on Lubbock's First News, Congressman Randy Neugebauer talked about House Bills 1786, 2847, and the issue of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Neugebauer commented first on the  National Wind Storm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP). The bill was passed several years ago and is now up for re authorization...

On the Monday edition of Lubbock's First News, Vice Provost for International Affairs at Texas Tech University Tibor Nagy discussed international drama surrounding Ukraine. Nagy said, "I think the most important thing to remember is that Ukraine is much more important to Russia than it is to us or to the Europeans...

Friday on Lubbock's First News, Mayor Glen Robertson recapped the issues covered during last night's City Council meeting. The Council voted to increase salaries for three city employees. A raise was given to James Loomis, City Manager, after an extensive evaluation, the result of which determined he was previously undercompensated...

On the Thursday edition of Lubbock's First News, Brice Foster, Certified Financial Planner for the City Bank Texas and Chairman of the Total Resource Campaign, talked about the kick off of the 4th annual campaign. He described the campaign as an opportunity to tell the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce's story in order to recruit new business members...