Kase Wilbanks

Jul 11, 2024 | kcbd.com | Kase Wilbanks

LEVELLAND, Texas (KCBD) - Carye Gruben and her daughter Kaelyn Blayne are carrying on the legacy of Silverado Apparel & Home and preserving its western style in downtown Levelland. The pair who graduated from Texas Tech University with fashion design degrees purchased the Silverado from its original owner in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “She’d seen the style that we wear and she was like this is a perfect fit,” Gruben said. “Three weeks later we drove to Albuquerque.

Jul 11, 2024 | kcbd.com | Kase Wilbanks

LEVELLAND, Texas (KCBD) - Fostering Life Youth Ranch has transformed a residential treatment facility for foster children in Levelland over the past four years, meeting the needs of more children. Now, it has plans to add space for more children who don’t have anywhere else to turn. “The goal is to teach them how to handle the traumas in their life so they can be productive citizens when they become adults,” Brooke Foster said. Brook and her husband Micah purchased the Levelland facility in 2020.

Jul 9, 2024 | kcbd.com | Kase Wilbanks

FLOYDADA, Texas (KCBD) - The City of Floydada has had some steady leadership the past few decades. Bobby Gilliland is embarking on this 13th term as the mayor and 34th year as the owner of Script Printing and Office Supplies. “It’s not only the desire to help my community and serve my community, but just to kind of see what we could reach and attain in maybe benefiting our community,” Gilliland said about his time in office.

Jul 9, 2024 | kcbd.com | Kase Wilbanks

FLOYDADA, Texas (KCBD) - It’s hard to miss the Serrato name when driving down Main Street in Floydada. It’s now on a building where folks gather for a variety of events. The Serrato Sisters Venue has served a variety of other roles for the Floydada community. “A lot of people can tell you different stories, whether it is that their family members owned it, or they actually worked here as teenagers,” Yuleida Serrato said.

Jun 7, 2024 | kcbd.com | Kase Wilbanks

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Agents from the Lubbock Drug Enforcement Administration are sounding a warning about some fake pills that look legitimate but may contain a deadly dose of fentanyl. KCBD’s Kase Wilbanks spoke with Resident Agent in Charge Nick Powell on this week’s Friday at Five. Law enforcement will be hosting a Regional Family Summit for families affected by fentanyl on Wednesday, June 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the TTUHSC Academic Event Center at 3601 4th Street.