The Lubbock Police Department released a statement regarding the homicide of 23-year-old Texas Tech Health Sciences Center student Molly Beckman that occurred on Feb. 2 at the Ashton Pointe Apartments
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On Sunday, China’s Shandong Xinchao announced its decision to shell out $420 million to purchase oil-producing acreage from Grenadier Energy in the Texas Permian Basin.
Or rather, Surge Energy of Houston made the announcement via PR Newswire.
HOUSTON, Jan. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Surge Energy US Holdings Company (“Surge Energy” or the “Company”) announced in the US that it, through its subsidiary, has signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire leasehold interest and producing wells from Grenadier Energy Partners II LLC (“GEP II”) in Howard County, TX (the “Transaction”). The aggregate purchase price of the Transaction is expected to be approximately $420 million USD.
Mother of murdered Idalou teen denied parole On Friday, November 22, 2019, Debbie Holland pleaded guilty to the charge of Injury to a Child in the 137th District Court and was sentenced to 15 years TDC. (Source: KCBD NewsChannel 11) By Amber Stegall | January 29, 2021 at 1:43 PM CST - Updated January 29 at 1:43 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Almost five years have passed since the brutal death of 18-year-old Holli Jeffcoat, who was found dead in her home. Since that time, her stepfather, James Holland, was sentenced to life without parole for capital murder. In 2019, her mother, Debi Holland, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in her daughter’s death. After 14 months in prison, Debi was eligible for parole. On Jan. 21, 2021, her parole was denied.
Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new Rural Telehealth Initiativeâs Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program with the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center serving as the lead organization in Texas for the program, according to a news release made by the Tech HSC.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has invested $8 million to launch the program, according to the release.
The pilot program is part of the Rural Action Plan that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Sciences that launched this past year, according to the release. The Rural Action Plan provides a path to coordinate agency efforts to transform and improve rural health care.
COVID-19 numbers increase in some, level off in other South Plains counties
As the number of COVID-19 cases rises across the state and South Plains in areas with a higher population density, some regional counties are seeing some relief from the virus spread.
According to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services, while some rural South Plains counties have seen minimal increases in new virus cases, Hale, Lamb and Hockley counties are still experiencing significant community spread.
As of Wednesday, the TDSHS reported 227 new confirmed cases in Hale County, 81 new cases in Hockley County, and 51 new cases in Lamb County since the beginning of 2021.