Community & Opinions

Early primary voting starts on Valentine’s Day

AUSTIN—Early voting in the March 1 primary begins on Feb. 14 and runs through Feb. 25. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Feb. 18.

We got lucky

About a half an hour before sunrise Sunday, the City of Spur posted on its Facebook page that a main water valve on West Harris Street was leaking, and that the city’s water had to be shut down. Whether winter storm Landon was a factor in the leak is yet to be known.

Two proposed amendments on May ballot

AUSTIN—Voters who go to the polls for municipal and school board elections on May 7 will also be asked to decide on two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.

Planting political signs? Keep them in bloom with proper placement

During campaign season, the landscape blooms with a special kind of flower – the political sign. Unlike wildflowers that are welcome anywhere, putting campaign signs on public lands is illegal. Before you plant that sign, learn the law and help keep Texas beautiful.

Kent commission revises schedule for solar; allots nursing home $17,500 in wind funds for '22

Convening four times from December 2021 through January 2022, Kent County commissioners dealt with agendas of regular business but also approved extensions of timetables for solar energy projects for which it had previously granted tax abatements.

Changing the “Groundhog Day” phenom in elections

The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. It was the brainchild of local newspaper editor Clymer Freas, who sold a group of businessmen and groundhog hunters—known collectively as the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club—on the idea.

2022 Community Calendar

Community Services SPUR VISITOR CENTER at 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@gmail.com or call (806) 271-3097. THE SPUR AREA FOOD BANK serves families throughout Dickens County.

Registration form shortage as deadline nears

AUSTIN—Less than a week remains before the Jan. 31 deadline to register to vote in the March 1 primary.

Spur City Council keeps existing hotel/motel funds procedures

In the regular monthly meeting of the Spur city council Jan. 18, 2022, alderpersons voted to continue existing procedures for disbursement and tracking of hotel/motel tax funds, after further review following discussion in the December council meeting.

Who’s running for what, when and where

Twenty-three local candidates are running for county office in the March 1 Dickens and Kent County primaries. Those on the ballot include county judges, half of the commissioners, treasurer, clerk, justice of the peace and party chairs.