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Tiny home a marriage of true minds

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Hello to my future neighbors! Let me introduce you to the Sturgis Family. We are: my husband, Jeff; next, our furbaby, Matilda; and me, Briana. When I met Jeff a

Spur candidates at community center April 18

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A Meet the Candidates town hall forum will be held Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m. at the Spur Community Center. Sponsored by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce and

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. DICKENS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION will meet at 5:00 p.m.,

Texas House of Representatives passes school finance legislation

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AUSTIN—The Texas House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan school finance bill that would pour $9 billion into the state’s public education system — lawmakers’ latest attempt to revamp a

SMHD approves audited financials, board report

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The regular board meeting of the directors of Stonewall Memorial Hospital District (SMHD) was held Monday, March 25, 2019 at 6 p.m. in Aspermont. Present were Bill Hill, Sandy Mullen

2019 Community Calendar

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Community SPUR/DICKENS MUSEUM tours can be arranged by contacting Fronye Morris, (806) 271-3577; Linda Swenson, (806) 271-3238; or Woodie McArthur, (806) 271-4415. THE SPUR AREA FOOD BANK serves families throughout

What's Happening?

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JAYTON PROM PREVIEW The public is invited to bring their lawn chairs to the 2019 Prom Preview on Saturday, April 6 at 6:00 p.m. in the front of Jayton School.

KENT COUNTY LIONS CLUB BINGO/BBQ will be held Monday, April 8, 2019 at the Jayton Community Center at 6:00 p.m. $5 gets you a BBQ sandwich, chips, dessert, a drink and one Bingo card. Additional Bingo cards are 50 cents. There will be a bonus casserole sale for $20. All proceeds benefit the town-square improvement project.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

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A newspaper extra is a special issue of a newspaper produced outside the normal publishing schedule to report news that occurs too late for the regular edition, such as the

Spur school board discusses legislature, calendar, resignation

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In the regularly monthly meeting of the Spur Independent School District board of trustees on March 26, 2019, the panel accepted the resignation of the Spur band director and approved

JGSID cancels election, decides teacher contracts

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The board of Trustees of the Jayton-Girard Independent School District (JGISD) met in regular session on March 21, 2019. Present were Kathy Owen, Amanda McGee, Connie Martinez, Cole Carpenter, L’Rae