The building committee for the new Spur Volunteer Fire Department headquarters is back on track after several months’ hiatus, with a construction contract signed July 20 with Lubbock-based Collier Construction.
The Sparrow’s Nest maternity home, which got its start in Jayton in 2019 under the direction of former community member Tricia Edwards and a groundswell of local and regional support, is moving to Snyder— when a facility in the larger city can be secured.
worked for the Matador Ranch (est. 1879) or the nearby Four Sixes (est. 1870), the Espuela Cattle Company (est. 1883), the Pitchfork Land and Cattle Company (est. 1883) or the Tongue River Ranch (est. 1898).
The Texas Comptroller’s Office has set the days of back-to-school tax-free weekend shopping to encourage all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual Tax-Free weekend.
Velton Winona Rinehart, 97, of Spur, Texas, passed away at home on Tuesday July 18, 2023. She was born on September 18, 1925, at home in Spur, Texas, to Donnie Lee and Georgia Ruth Pace. She graduated from Spur High School in 1942.
to be sticking around. I’ve made my own versions of the peanut butter variety many times over the past few years. So I’m always trying to come up with a new way to make them, maybe with the addition of oats, raisins, or peanuts.
New legislation to support local newsrooms and local advertisers has been introduced in the 118th Congress. The Community News & Small Business Support Act was introduced by Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-1), both members of the Ways and Means Committee.