Personal History 
Portillo reunion brings 100 people to town(0)
A Wolfforth resident in a home on Third Street near the Wolfforth Fire Department will soon welcome as many as 25 great-great-grandchildren to a reunion next month at the Wolfforth Community Center. Originally from Monterey, Mexico, Natalia Portillo, 86, was raised in the San Antonio area. After she married Manuel Portillo, they lived in several [...]
Merrill brings experience to Wolfforth Council
Julie Merrill’s rise to a city councilwoman in Wolfforth might have been unexpected by those who knew her when she was a youth in Durango, Colo. Merrill went off to a two-year college in Idaho now known as Brigham Young University-Idaho, and decided to change from a shy girl into a more extroverted woman. And [...]
New Wolfforth Councilman MacNair wants more businesses in Wolfforth
One of Wolfforth’s two newest council members has an extensive background in the military, as well as almost a decade of purchasing experience with the city of Lubbock. Bruce MacNair, who won his seat with the flip of a coin after being tied at 118 votes with Bryan Studer, was sworn in as a councilman [...]
Addington steps into new role as mayor
Former semi-pro soccer player. College graduate. Doctor of osteopathic medicine. Wolfforth fire and EMS chief. Medical director of the emergency room at Lubbock Heart Hospital. Buffalo rancher. Former Wolfforth city council member. Mayor. It’s amazing, but all of those hats fit securely on the head of Charles Addington, elected mayor of Wolfforth earlier this month. [...]
Frenship Foundation for Leadership president has strong local ties
The president of the Frenship Foundation for Leadership has children in Frenship schools and has even worked to engineer some of Frenship’s newer schools. Cory Dulin came to Texas Tech in 1995, after graduating from Andrews High School. Four years later, he had an engineering degree, and he decided to stay in the Lubbock area. [...]
Frenship High School graduate appointed to City Council
A 1989 graduate of Frenship High School is now on the Wolfforth City Council. Ramiro “Ram” Villareal has lived in Wolfforth since he was 14 years old. After graduation, he attended South Plains College and Texas Tech. Even though he worked in Dallas for a while, he said he rented an apartment there for use [...]
Presley mixes two careers as FHS business teacher
Trista Presley mixes the two careers she once struggled to choose between: education and accounting. “I’ve always wanted to be a teacher,” Presley said. Ironically, she was talked out of it by her high school teachers. “I think they always want their students to do bigger and better things,” Presley said. Presley is in her [...]
Frenship High senior trains with famed Radio City Rockettes
A Frenship High School senior recently spent a week training with the Radio City Rockettes. For six days, Faith Gregg trained from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with the professionals. Faith had auditioned by sending in a video of her dancing tap, jazz and high kicks, and she also enclosed a segment of her dancing [...]
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- FHS senior competes in national horse championships
- Frenship girl named rodeo princess in Amarillo
- New president takes over helm of Wolfforth chamber
- Santa Claus takes time out before Christmas to talk about self
- Elliott steps into principal position at Bennett
- Wolfforth couple celebrates 70 years of marriage
- Kendra Smith named Harvest Festival Queen, wins scholarship
- New assistant city manager sees challenges in growth
- Chief financial officer has experience in retail, petroleum finance
- Frenship ISD’s new boss discusses his journey from Iowa to Texas, with a few stops in between
- Griff Kimball to be soloist with local youth symphony
- Hernandez represents Texas in national poetry contest
- Dedication to school lands Kluzek salutatorian title
- Risse Ashburn keeps valedictorian honor in family
- Alita Lutrick dedicated to teaching students about art
- FHS senior works hard to reach goals
- Mother knows March of Dimes’ needs very well
- Crestview’s Karen Conder is Wolfforth Chamber’s Educator of the Year
- Retired teacher reflects on her life
- Noble’s social justice project sends message to all ages
- Off to the Big Apple: Mia Zamora tiptoes her way to Joffrey Ballet School
- Frenship High School sophomore attends Obama inauguration
- Crestview Elementary School assistant principal loves deep-sea fishing, working with students
- Nancy Edge named vice president of Pan West Elks District
- Bailey Jones named player of the year
- Banker Allen Davis takes on second career as kindergarten teacher
- Frenship consultant stresses time management, productivity
- Terra Vista Middle School assistant principal climbs Kilimanjaro
- Marti Sides honored as first FISD teacher to complete Master Technology Teacher Certification
- NaeLynn Nelms helps without being asked
- Tommy Roberts has gone to the birds… well, birdhouses
- FMS cheerleader Duke cheers in Houston parade
- Frenship High School Homecoming queen plays basketball
- Jazmine Lee raises funds for sister’s tombstone
- Barbara McCrummen dubbed ‘The Cookie Lady’
- Bennett teacher, friends attend ‘HSM3’ premiere
- Judge manages family, volunteering and career
- Teacher draws on childhood to teach Spanish
- Maci McCabe’s sheep place at Panhandle-South Plains Fair
- Hamilton continues teaching after 56 years
- Retired FISD teacher is back in different school
- Maxine Ray calls West Texas home for 93 years
- FISD student starts college instead of senior year
- Frenship senior to be featured on National Public Radio
- Flusche named president-elect for TEPSA
- Frenship resident Kelsey Kilgore publishes Christian romantic comedy
- Student earns degree through perserverance
- Gerardo Arranaga serves as FISD senior officer
- Couple leads worship at Celebration Christian Center
- Ledbetter raises family, owns local hair salon
- LeClear opens Young at Heart in Wolfforth
- Vanderburg promoted to chief of operations at bank
- Local photographers open their home as gallery
- West Texas native helps Lubbock grow west
- Brown joins Wolfforth Police Department staff
- Whatley reads to children at Wolfforth library
- Team roper prepares for state rodeo in Abilene
- Green opens Klemke’s barbecue in community
- Frenship’s Donaho and Vela try out, make Texas Tech pom squad
- Schaffner talks about career in agriculture
- Evans family enjoys playing music together
- Frenship grad marries high school sweetheart
- Hamilton finds passion in profession
- Engineer building good reputation in area
- The family guy