Community & Opinions

Dickens County Commission, April: Court approves additional sheriff’s deputy position, considers questions regarding pool, disposal pit

After a busy season with some very full newspaper editions, we’ve got a couple of public meetings to go back and catch up on.

Pooling a community’s resources

Rural Spur and Dickens County— situated in the bottom third of Texas’ counties with a per capita household income of just under $50,000 (Texas Association of Counties, 2022) — is by no means a backwater of poverty, though in recent years both county and city have been short on resources to boost...

Phelan wins re-election bid, seeks speaker post again

AUS T I N — Ho u s e Speaker Dade Phelan, RBeaumont, narrowly won re-election in a hotly contested runoff race and has vowed to seek his third term as speaker, drawing threats from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to oppose any of his supporters in the 2024 primary.

2024 Community Calendar

SPUR VISITOR CENTER, 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue, is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce and open during regular hours Tuesday–Saturday. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@gmail.com or call (806) 271-3097.

Additional disaster assistance approved

AUSTIN— Seven Texas counties have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for grants for emergency work and replacement of disaster-damaged public infrastructure, after severe weather and flooding struck much of Deep East Texas, Gov. Gregg Abbott’s office reported.

Dickens resident weighs in on Sheriff race

To the Concerned Citizens of Dickens County, I am Ricky West, and I attended the Meet the Candidates Thursday night in Spur. I feel sure that it was not intentional, but there was a lot of misinformation given out. Knowing the truth, I cannot sit by and not speak out.

2024 Community Calendar

SPUR VISITOR CENTER, 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue, is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce and open during regular hours Tuesday–Saturday. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@gmail.com or call (806) 271-3097.

PSISD board reviews superintendent applications in May meeting

In the regular monthly meeting of the Patton Springs Independent School District board of trustees on May 6, Interim Superintendent Bryan White presented current enrollment and attendance, end of year activities and awards.

The quiet patriot

This Sunday night on your local PBS station, the public network will televise its annual National Memorial Day Concert at 7 p.m (CST). Drafted at the age of 19, Allen Hoe was a combat medic in Vietnam. His service earned him a Bronze Star Medal, a Purple Heart, and a Combat Medic Badge.

House Democrats call for education special session

AUSTIN— Texas House Democrats are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session to increase public school funding, while Abbott is criticizing them for opposing legislation last year that tied increased funding to his pet project — school vouchers.