Monthly Archives: March 2020

Levelland City Council Approves Resolution to Close Non-Essential Businesses and Ban Gatherings of any Number

Levelland City Council met tonight and as an emergency item the council enacted a resolution which is similar to a shelter in place to reduce traffic and it also closes non-essential businesses including businesses providing direct person to person services … Continue reading

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Hockley County Commissioners Hold Emergency Meeting

Hockley County Commissioners held an emergency meeting Monday afternoon. During the emergency meeting Commissioners gave Hockley County Judge Sharla Baldridge to sign an amended disaster declaration as necessary. It was discussed that the amendment would likely close non-essential businesses, mainly … Continue reading

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Lubbock Under Stay-at-Home Order Beginning Monday Morning

Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope announced Sunday evening, he is issuing a stay-at-home order, which goes in effect at 12:01 am Monday morning and will run through April 3rd. He said this does not change the restrictions currently in place for … Continue reading

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Governor Greg Abbott Issues New Travel Quarantines

Governor Abbott in a Sunday news conference issued executive orders to put in place new quarantines from several states. Any air traveler entering Texas from Miami, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago and the states of California and Washington must self quarantine for … Continue reading

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10 More Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Lubbock, 1 Death Confirmed

The City of Lubbock confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. This brings the total number of cases in Lubbock to 41. Unfortunately, the city also confirmed its first death from complications of the virus. The death was a … Continue reading

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Hockley County Sheriff’s Office Executes Warrant, Makes Arrest in Drug Case

Deputies from the Hockley County Sheriff’s Office executed an arrest warrant Thursday afternoon at a residence in the 1200 block of Avenue L in Levelland for suspected narcotics activity. Deputies had originally received a tip on the address for a … Continue reading

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Levelland Police Looking for Missing Person from Levelland

Levelland Police Department has announced that a missing person case is being investigated in Levelland. Police say that Jill Denae Clark, 41 is missing from Levelland. She was last seen March 2nd. She is described as a white female, standing … Continue reading

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Two More Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Hockley County-Bringing the Total to Seven

Hockley County Judge Sharla Baldridge has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in Hockley county. this brings the total number of cases to seven as of this morning. Both cases today are from Sundown. One of them between the age … Continue reading

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Littlefield Police Warning Residents of Door to Door Scam

Littlefield Police are asking residents to be on the lookout for a clean cut white male with dark hair, last seen wearing a red shirt, blue jeans and black shoes. According to information from the Littlefield Police Department, the suspect … Continue reading

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Hockley County Commissioners Update Disaster Declaration

The Hockley County Commissioners met Wednesday morning in an emergency meeting to act on the disaster declaration which was signed by the County Judge on March 19th. The Commissioners Court took action to renew the local disaster declaration and to … Continue reading

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