STATE CHAMPION Congratulations go to Jayton’s Abigail Mosely, who finished first in the state in accounting at the UIL State Academic Meet in Austin Monday, May 18. | COURTESY PHOTO
Jayton, Spur athlets shine at the 1A State track meet
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The UIL 1A State track meet took place on May 16 at Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin. In recent years, the University of Texas has become a marquee destination for UIL sports. The best athletes from Conference 1A gathered next door to Darrell K.
Jayton, Spur athlets shine at the 1A State track meet
Congratulations to our readers of last week’s installment who emailed us with the right answer: Yes, the place where you can find that notorious misspelling of the “Father of the Mother Road” as “Cyrus Acery” is on a plaque at the Donley County, Texas, I-40 Eastbound rest area.
Area High School Graduations
Time to grow
SPUR AT STATE
36 players for golf scramble
REPEAT STATE CHAMPION
Michaela Morales
Lisa Brock, 1956–2026
STATE CHAMPION Congratulations go to Jayton’s Abigail Mosely, who finished first in the state in accounting at the UIL State Academic Meet in Austin Monday, May 18. | COURTESY PHOTO
STATE CHAMPION Congratulations go to Jayton’s Abigail Mosely, who finished first in the state in accounting at the UIL State Academic Meet in Austin Monday, May 18. | COURTESY PHOTO
Jayton, Spur athlets shine at the 1A State track meet
JAYTON UIL STATE SWEEPSTAKES RUNNERS-UP
MAYOR AND MINI-ME presided over a ribbon cutting May 14 for the Dickens County Spur Public Library’s newest feature, a Play Space specially for children. SPOTLIGHT PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | TEXAS SPUR
Area High School Graduations
STATE CHAMPIONS Congratulations go to Jayton's state champion accounting team at the State UIL Academic meet Monday in Austin. This group brought home the championship throughhardwork,dedicationandcountlesshoursofpreparation, according to their advisers on Facebook. Team members include Abigail Mosley, Tucker Scott, Jace Chisum and Kodah Tagle, led by their coach Stephanie Carpenter. See individual honors, page 8. | COURTESY PHOTO
SPUR AT STATE
DRIVIN’IN MY CAR At the new Birthplace Plaza, fans ofTheToday Show brought some innovative photo props. If you want to get a copy of the book we’re holding, email us at Route66Ramble@gmail.com or find it on Amazon.com.
Congratulations to our readers of last week’s installment who emailed us with the right answer: Yes, the place where you can find that notorious misspelling of the “Father of the Mother Road” as “Cyrus Acery” is on a plaque at the Donley County, Texas, I-40 Eastbound rest area.
