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Clovis (Latin: Chlodovechus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hlōdowig; c. 466 – 27 November 511) [1] was the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Franks under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of petty kings to rule by a single king, and ensuring that the kingship was passed down to his heirs. [2]
Petty died in Lubbock, Texas, in August 1984, of leukemia. [2] Later in 1984, he was posthumously named Clovis Citizen of the Year. His wife, Vi, died in March 1992. [citation needed] She helped start the "Norman and Vi Petty Music Festival" in Clovis in 1987, which ran until 1997. It featured many artists who had recorded at the Clovis studio ...
Political and violent intrigue surrounded her family for most of her life. After the death of Clovis, she spent the rest of her life near the tomb of Saint Martin of Tours, "led a devout life", became "totally detached from politics and power-struggles except through prayer", [3] and gave everything she had to the poor.
Nov. 29—LUBBOCK — A Clovis man was killed in a vehicle accident early Wednesday morning in Lubbock County. Jermaine William Nord, 32, was involved in a vehicle crash on Interstate 27 about 3 a ...
Christian states 495 AD (en) Christianization of the Franks was the process of converting the pagan Franks to Catholicism during the late 5th century and early 6th century. It was started by Clovis I, regulus of Tournai, with the insistence of his wife, Clotilde and Saint Remigius, the bishop of Reims.
The family soon moved back and forth between Clovis (KICA), Lubbock (KFYO and KSEL) and Houston (KTRH and KPRC), performing with and meeting many other professional musicians over the years. "Pop" (John M.) Pickering died suddenly in 1953 and Mom (Beth), John and Bill were then joined by radio celebrity Jerry "Jaybird" Drennan as bass-singer ...
"I'm not done with you," the wife of 39-year-old Russell Floyd told Ebony Constancio as she accepted a plea deal. "I'm not going away."
After decades of disuse, the Jim Kimmel Center, also known as downtown Lubbock's historic In Town Inn, could reopen with a new look as early as 2025. After decades of disuse, the Jim Kimmel Center ...