Employers blame unemployment benefits as Lubbock businesses struggle to fill jobs
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - “Now hiring” signs sit in windows and on the lawns of businesses across the South Plains.
Martin Aguirre, with Workforce Solutions South Plains, says this is a pressing issue for the whole area, especially in the hospitality industry.
“We have a lot of hospitality openings right now. The number of people that are available in that sector are not sufficient to fill all those openings. Employers are looking everywhere they can and we’re looking for them, looking with them,” Aguirre said.
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Sterlington alderman resigns, town to hold special election
Sterlington Alderman Trey Vocker III resigned this week.
Vocker was appointed as the interim alderman on May 12, 2020 to fill the vacancy created when former alderman Benjamin Hobson moved to West Monroe and resigned his position in April 2020.
He told The News-Star that he doesn t see eye to eye with Mayor Caesar Velazquez and has concerns that everything being handled through the mayor s office is not procedurally sound. He said that s a larger concern in light of the previous mayoral administration.
Former Mayor Vern Breland is still facing malfeasance in office charges.
In November 2019, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor released a report stating Breland and the town s former financial advisor, Aaron Fletcher, might have violated state laws.
At Least 25 Injured After House Party Floor Collapses Near University of Georgia hngn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hngn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
25 hurt when floor collapses at massive house party in Athens
Floor collapses during house party
More than two dozen people were injured when a floor collapsed at a house party in Athens. There were close to 500 people squeezed into a house party on Magnolia Bluff Drive early Friday morning when the floor collapsed, sending partiers crashing into the basement, a captain for the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services said.
ATHENS, Ga. - There were close to 500 people squeezed into a house party on Magnolia Bluff Drive early Friday morning when the floor collapsed, sending partiers crashing into the basement, a captain for the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services said.