SPC honored 13 during Law Enforcement Police Academy Graduation Friday, August 11, 2017 LEVELLAND – South Plains College recently hosted the 2016-17 Law Enforcement Academy graduation ceremony on July 27 in the Sundown Room in the Student Services Building on the Levelland campus. The class features 13 graduates. Awards were presented to Luis Garcia of Odessa, Valedictorian; Marcos Soto-Valles of Muleshoe, Salutatorian; Raul Garcia of Levelland, Top Gun; and Dalton Scholz of Lubbock, Physical Fitness Award winner. Full Story

The history of the Muleshoe Mules logo Friday, August 11, 2017 This story first appeared in my blog, The Bright Lights of Muleshoe, on October 12, 2010. Hellen Adrian had been the unsung hero behind the bustin’ loose mule logo we all associate with the Mules. This is the story of how that mule came to be. Full Story

Quanah Parker shot an arrow into the air… Friday, August 11, 2017 Alice’s Note: This article first appeared in my blog, The Bright Lights of Muleshoe, on January 23, 2013. Family legend has it that my paternal grandmother, Mary Parker Graves, was related to Cynthia Ann Parker, mother of Quanah Parker, and while I can’t prove it, the evidence is compelling! So I always perk up when I hear something about Quanah Parker, and I think the arrow trail is an appropriate honor for this Comanche statesman. Full Story