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From 0–10 to 7–5… to Fired: Monterey Coach Gets the Thrash Treatment
Monterey football coach Judd Thrash took the Plainsmen from absolute rock bottom—a 0–10 embarrassment in 2022—to a district title and playoff win in 2024. That…
“Faith-Based” Youth Advisor Found Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse
James Nathan Grassie, 49, a so-called faith-based youth advisor and co-founder of a program called…
Happy Nurse Appreciation Week! Now Please Work 16 Hours With No Backup
Texas Tech’s Health Sciences Center used Nurse Appreciation Week to drop the cheery news that…
4 charts reveal just how bad the measles outbreak has gotten
The United States is in the middle of what’s shaping up to be the worst…
Texas measles outbreak: 702 cases reported across the South Plains as of May 6
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 702 cases of measles cases in an…
CDC Bigwigs Visit Gaines County, Because Measles Apparently Needed VIP Attention
The measles outbreak that started back in January has now turned Gaines County into an…
Texas Breaks a Record Nobody Wanted: 663 Measles Cases and Counting
Tracker here: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/22/texas-measles-outbreak-update/ By late April, Texas logged 663 measles cases across 26 counties—making this…
Serial Trial: Lubbock’s “Youth Advisor” Heads Back to Court
Nathan Grassie, 49, is back in front of a Lubbock jury, facing multiple child sex…
$290 Million Question: Will Lubbock Voters Fund Schools, or Just More Yard Signs?
Lubbock ISD wants voters to approve a $290 million bond to build three new elementary…
TEA Hands Out Report Cards: Lubbock Schools Get a Whole Lot of “Meh”
The Texas Education Agency finally dropped its 2023 school accountability ratings, and let’s just say:…