Most residents lived and worked near a rectangular town “square,” anchored first by the Lubbock County Jail and a windmill, then the Lubbock County Courthouse, and eventually a gazebo.

In February of 1891, the Nicolett was moved to the courthouse square of the new Village of Lubbock — a year before the first courthouse was erected. Hotel managers clanged a large bell to call ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - While people may take a long lunch ... One couple was planning to get married this summer, but decided to go ahead and go to the courthouse for Valentine’s Day, and they didn’t ...