END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR typically brings changes in school leadership positions, including coaches—including, this round, at Spur ISD as head football coach Tate Clark (center) moves to Southland ISD. | COURTESY PHOTO

END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR typically brings changes in school leadership positions, including coaches—including, this round, at Spur ISD as head football coach Tate Clark (center) moves to Southland ISD. | COURTESY PHOTO

END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR

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Spur pool opens for season

Spur pool opens for season

Spur pool opens for season

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BARBARA BRANNON | TEXAS SPUR With warm-but-notblazing temps and a slight breeze under blue skies, Spur’s Swenson Park swimming pool opened on Memorial Day, May 25, to an enthusiastic crowd of all ages. Heather Wheeler, a member of the city’s pool committee, said that the day’s attendance was 150.

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SUMMER READING at the Spur Library kicks off Tuesday, June 2, at 10 a.m. with a return visit from the South Plains Wildlife Rehab Center and their wild friends. | TEXAS SPUR

SUMMER READING at the Spur Library kicks off Tuesday, June 2, at 10 a.m. with a return visit from the South Plains Wildlife Rehab Center and their wild friends. | TEXAS SPUR

LIBRARY NOTES

Donnice Carruth |
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Spur Library June 2 Our Collaborative Summer Reading Program is almost here, and we are thrilled...
ENJOYYOUR SUMMERVACATION and a well-packed picnic with these delicious pies. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

ENJOYYOUR SUMMERVACATION and a well-packed picnic with these delicious pies. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Prep for picnics includes pie

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CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.

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2026 Community Calendar

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SPUR VISITOR CENTER, 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue, is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of...
Summer school

Summer school

Summer school

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Sports & Schools

UNDER SHADY MESQUITES a new clubhouse has been taking shape for the Spur Golf Association. The new metal building replaces an old wood-frame structure. The SGA obtained a forgivable loan of $25,000 from the Spur Economic Development Corporation to help defray construction expenses. | TEXAS SPUR

UNDER SHADY MESQUITES a new clubhouse has been taking shape for the Spur Golf Association. The new metal building replaces an old wood-frame structure. The SGA obtained a forgivable loan of $25,000 from the Spur Economic Development Corporation to help defray construction expenses. | TEXAS SPUR

18 players in May 19 scramble

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Thu, 05/28/2026 - 05:12
Tuesday Scramble Recap, May 19: We had some cooler weather this week, and eighteen players showed...
SPUR CITY COUNCIL welcomed returning board members at its May 19 regular meeting. Cit secretary Ashley Carothers (at right in each photo) administered the oath of office to Kristy Price (top photo),LaidyVasquez(middlephoto)andLandonHinson(bottom photo). | TEXAS SPUR

SPUR CITY COUNCIL welcomed returning board members at its May 19 regular meeting. Cit secretary Ashley Carothers (at right in each photo) administered the oath of office to Kristy Price (top photo),LaidyVasquez(middlephoto)andLandonHinson(bottom photo). | TEXAS SPUR

SPUR CITY COUNCIL

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Obituaries

William Milton North, 1934–2026

William Milton North, 1934–2026

William Milton North, 1934–2026

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Thu, 05/28/2026 - 05:12
William Milton North, 91, of Bowie, Texas passed away on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Jean Karr North, 1933–2026

Jean Karr North, 1933–2026

Jean Karr North, 1933–2026

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Thu, 05/28/2026 - 05:12
Jean Karr North, 92, of Bowie, Texas, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
Michaela Morales

Michaela Morales

Michaela Morales

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Fri, 05/22/2026 - 10:33
Well Mom, I finally did it! I wasn’t doing something crazy like you thought.

Spur Pool Committee puts the fun in fundraising this Saturday with Swenson Park May Days

Kay Ellington |
Many people who grew up in and around Spur awhile back remember fondly back when Spur had an annual May Day event in Swenson Park that featured fun and games and family activities. The Community Pool Committee is bringing back the event this year as a special fundraiser to benefit the pool on…

Spur Pool Committee puts the fun in fundraising this Saturday with Swenson Park May Days

Kay Ellington |
Many people who grew up in and around Spur awhile back remember fondly back when Spur had an annual May Day event in Swenson Park that featured fun and games and family activities. The Community Pool Committee is bringing back the event this year as a special fundraiser to benefit the pool on…
END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR typically brings changes in school leadership positions, including coaches—including, this round, at Spur ISD as head football coach Tate Clark (center) moves to Southland ISD. | COURTESY PHOTO

END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR typically brings changes in school leadership positions, including coaches—including, this round, at Spur ISD as head football coach Tate Clark (center) moves to Southland ISD. | COURTESY PHOTO

END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR

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Help Wanted: Spur ISD in search of new head football coach

Help Wanted: Spur ISD in search of new head football coach

Help Wanted: Spur ISD in search of new head football coach

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RUSS MORRIS | TEXAS SPUR  Spur ISD is in search of a new head football coach and athletic director for the 2026 season. The announcement comes after formerBulldogsheadcoach Tate Clark announced his departure to Southland ISD last week. Clark spent the previous ten years as head coach of the…
Spur pool opens for season

Spur pool opens for season

Spur pool opens for season

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BARBARA BRANNON | TEXAS SPUR With warm-but-notblazing temps and a slight breeze under blue skies, Spur’s Swenson Park swimming pool opened on Memorial Day, May 25, to an enthusiastic crowd of all ages. Heather Wheeler, a member of the city’s pool committee, said that the day’s attendance was 150.…
What's happening

What's happening

What's happening

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Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues CITY OF SPUR is hosting the Spur May Days Celebration Saturday, May 30, with set-up at 7 a.m., Swenson Park. Join us for a full day of fun.…
SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR COMMUNITY POOL OPENING DAY

SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR COMMUNITY POOL OPENING DAY

SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR COMMUNITY POOL OPENING DAY

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WOULD YOU LIKE SOME KUKU FRIES with that? Gene Waylan, above right, has owned and operated the last remaining restaurant in the former Ku-Ku chain for more than half a century.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME KUKU FRIES with that? Gene Waylan, above right, has owned and operated the last remaining restaurant in the former Ku-Ku chain for more than half a century.

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY BARBARA BRANNON AND KAY ELLINGTON

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The Route 66 experience is as much about the meals as it is the miles, we’d learned decades ago, when an impromptu jaunt to the Cadillac Ranch west of Amarillo wound up with a birthday dinner at The Big Texan on the city’s eastern fringes. So today, rested up after the early-morning Route 66…
QUEEN’S GATE in Springfield, the newly dedicated monument to the Birthplace of Route 66, provides a new photo op in the“Queen City of the Ozarks,” third-largest city in Missouri and home to a wide array of dining experiences.

QUEEN’S GATE in Springfield, the newly dedicated monument to the Birthplace of Route 66, provides a new photo op in the“Queen City of the Ozarks,” third-largest city in Missouri and home to a wide array of dining experiences.

Mother Road meals, in Missouri and beyond

The Time Our Wheels
David L. Harrison reads his inspiring composition, “Where a Highway Was Born.” By the time the photos have been staged and the pyrotechnics loosed, the two of us from Texas have worked up a bona fide hunger. Let’s head on west, I suggest. Surely we’d come upon some cozy corner or bona fide dive…
Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR ROUTE 66 HISTORY?  The famous Chicago-to-L.A. highway celebrates its 100th birthday this year, and we’ll help you get hip to the trip each week from now through summer’s end— with valuable information and a chance to win prizes, including a year’s subscription to the…
CHEER CAMP Jayton cheerleaders are getting ready for the new school coming their way by attending cheer camp this week. |

CHEER CAMP Jayton cheerleaders are getting ready for the new school coming their way by attending cheer camp this week. |

CHEER CAMP

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