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AREA CHAMPIONS The Spur Bulldogs defeated Whitharral 55 to 48 last Tuesday to win the Area championship, but fell to fellow 5-1A rival Paducah 76 to 33 Friday night in the Regional Quarterfinals to end their season.| DANA CONRAD

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Spur wins area title, falls in regional quarterfinal

On Friday night when the boys’ basketball regional quarterfinals were held, three of District 5-1A’s teams were still in the running: Spur, Jayton and Paducah. Even though Spur ultimately lost to...

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QUARTERFINALS WIN The #11 Jayton Jaybirds (18–3) defeated the Klondike Cougars (12–10) 41-–0 in the regional quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 26 at Lubbock Christian University’s Rip Griffin arena. | AMANDA McGEE

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Jayton escapes ‘no holds barred’ Klondike 41–40

The gym at Lubbock Christian University on Friday night was the scene of some breakneck basketball as the Jayton Jaybirds survived a very aggressive Klondike Cougars squad en route to the regional...

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QUARTERFINALS CHAMPS!

QUARTERFINALS CHAMPS The #11 Jayton Jaybirds defeated the Klondike Cougars 41 to 40 in the regional basketball quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 26. STORY AND HIGHLIGHT PHOTOS, PAGE 5. | THE TEXAS SPUR

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Spur’s Palace floods during storm thaw

As with so many impacts of the February freeze that affected every county in the state, the thaw last week brought on some of the worst of the damage. That was the case with Spur’s historic Palace...

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COVID-19 BULLETIN AS OF MARCH 2, 2021

STATEWIDE AND REGION CASE COUNTS Confirmed cases reported statewide 2,292,097 Fatalities in Texas 42,995 Recovered (estimated) 2,429,453 Active cases in Texas 156,989

TOP HEADLINES

Perry says West Texas counties being left behind

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Republican David Spiller wins HD-68 seat, replacing Springer

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COVID-19 BULLETIN AS OF MARCH 2, 2021

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Spur’s Palace floods during storm thaw

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QUARTERFINALS CHAMPS!

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Jayton escapes ‘no holds barred’ Klondike 41–40

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Spur wins area title, falls in regional quarterfinal

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SPOTLIGHT ON WINTER WEATHER

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Spur turns out for vaccines on sunny Monday

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PLAYOFF WINNERS

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COVID-19 BULLETIN AS OF FEBRUARY 23, 2021

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What's happening

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Winter, water pack one-two punch in area towns

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Attaboys: 5-1A guys’ teams prevail in playoffs

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Spur readies ‘Oz’ for district One Act Play competition

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03/04/2021 - 4:00am

QUARTERFINALS CHAMPS!

QUARTERFINALS CHAMPS The #11 Jayton Jaybirds defeated the Klondike Cougars 41 to 40 in the regional basketball quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 26. STORY AND HIGHLIGHT PHOTOS, PAGE 5. | THE TEXAS SPUR

Spur’s Palace floods during storm thaw

COVID-19 BULLETIN AS OF MARCH 2, 2021

Republican David Spiller wins HD-68 seat, replacing Springer

March vaccinations slated across area

White River district towns recover from water woes

Community & Opinions

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03/04/2021 - 4:00am

Spur ISD board extends principals’ contracts in Feb. meeting

In its monthly meeting Monday, Feb. 22, the Spur ISD board of trustees voted to extend contracts of secondary school principal Michael Norman and elementary school principal Jose Molina, extending current contracts by one year from July 1, 2021 to...

2020 Community Calendar

Thanks to voters of HD68; preparations in Austin

Rural health care options a priority in Texas

JGISD hires interim superintendent, extends principal and business manager contracts

Kent commission extends disaster declaration, prepares report of storm-related expenses

Sports & Schools

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Andrew Kent District invites applications for $500 scholarship

Each year, the Andrew Kent Soil and Water Conservation District in Jayton offers a $500 annual scholarship to qualifying applicants who are graduating from or have graduated from Jayton-Girard ISD and plan to enroll in any accredited institution of...

Spur wins area title, falls in regional quarterfinal

SPUR BAND

Jayton escapes ‘no holds barred’ Klondike 41–40

PLAYOFF WINNERS

Obituaries

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03/04/2021 - 4:00am

Jimmy Wayne Powell, 1954–2021

SPUR—Jimmy Wayne Powell, 66, of Spur, Texas, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2021. Jimmy was born on November 15, 1954, in Matador, Texas, to Jesse Joe and Ella Bertha (Farris) Powell. Jimmy was a 1973 graduate of Spur High School. He was a...

Larry Dean Rapier, 1937–2021

Thomas Cristol Swaringen, 1933–2021

Royce Gwyn Long, 1935–2021

Amanda Carol Birdwell Hodges, 1983–2021

Gwendolyn Carlisle, 1925–2021

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EXTRA Election Coverage 2020

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