In the monthly meeting of the Patton Springs Independent School Board on Monday, May 24, 2021. Superintendent Bryan White reported on enrollment and attendance, student and employee awards and honors, end of year school activities, maintenance issues, the 2021 preliminary certified appraisal values and school safety.
LEVELLAND – South Plains College will host the Blues, Rock and Country Music Ensemble Camp for youngsters ages 10 to 15 who want to be in a band. The camp is set for 9 a.m. to noon July 12-15 in the SPC Creative Arts building.
About 25 people were present May 18 to hear Spur city council deliberations and staff reports on a wide variety of topics, including status of the Spur Senior Citizens Center roof and the Swenson Park bathhouse.
The Brazos River Authority board of directors recently announced plans to live-stream its meetings for 2021; the first of these was scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, May 24. At its January meeting, the Board approved increasing the number of times it meets throughout the year to accommodate the organization's increased project activity. Meetings are scheduled for every other month in 2021. Can't make the meeting? Videos of meetings are posted at www. brazos.org, along with other information.
This is the time of year when commencement speeches are made. Pithy, profound pronouncements, such as “make your bed” and “live life to the fullest” take on a surprising gravity when they go viral on social media.
AUSTIN—The number of traffic accidents decreased in 2020, but the number of Texans killed while not wearing a seat belt increased by 16%, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.