Frenship 30 vs Coronado 15: Final

Good evening folks. It’s that time of year again. The Frenship football team is set to open it’s season tonight against Coronado. Be sure to follow us at Frenshiptoday.com for updates from the game. UPDATE: First quarter, 8:12 Frenship scored on its opening drive. The Tigers were faced with a third and long and Brandon [...]

Tigers take to the gridiron, seek redemption from last year

The Frenship Tigers football team will open the 2010 season Friday at Lowrey Field when it faces Coronado High School at 7:30 p.m.

After completing two-a-days and two scrimmages, the Tigers already are in a better position than they were last season when injuries and transfers plagued an experienced Tiger team. The result was a cast of new faces and a 7-5 record.

At this time last season, Frenship lost its two top running backs when they transferred schools within two weeks of the season opener. The Tigers also lost its top receiver with a season-ending knee injury.

Frenship opens school year, anniversary with convocation

Because Frenship Independent School District is celebrating its 75th year, its convocation this year was full of history.

The pep rally-style convocation opened with a “High School Musical”-style dance number by the Frenship High School student council, National Honor Society and some FHS staff members, followed by music from the FHS marching band at the Frenship Middle School auditorium in Wolfforth Monday.

Back to school: Frenship teachers, parents and students prepare for a new year

In the final week before school starts, teachers, students and parents are all excited to start a new year.

To Frenship Middle School Principal Jerry Jerabek, starting the new school year is like hitting the reset button.

For kids, Jerabek said many of them are meeting new people each school year, and there is an opportunity to make new friends. But students can also use the time to make a fresh start academically, he said.

City sees 18 percent drop in sales tax; lower alcohol sales cited

Sales tax revenues are down almost $43,000, or 18 percent, from a year ago at this time in Wolfforth, a decrease the city attributes to an election in May of 2009 in which Lubbock County residents approved countywide alcohol sales.

City Secretary Debbie Youngblood said in a comparison of the year through July of last year and the year through July of this year, sales tax revenues are down by $42,754.

“I don’t know that the whole entire amount is attributable to alcohol,” she said. “When the choice was Wolfforth or the Strip, we did a lot of business.”

Building permits on the rise, but economic challenges still felt

New home starts in Wolfforth and Lubbock continue to increase, but still have not recovered to the number seen before economic challenges began two years ago. Charlie Hamilton, president of Lubbock Land Co., a company that provides information on homes to builders and bankers, said the number of new home permits is up for the [...]

Vroonland looks back at Year One

Just over one year ago, Superintendent David Vroonland assumed the top spot in the Frenship Independent School District.
A year into the job, he said he and his family are thrilled to be in Frenship.
“Honestly, this has been a wonderful year, at least for me,” said Vroonland. “For me and my family, the move has been as good as could possibly be.”