Community & Opinions

#GivingTuesday Nov. 1–29 One more week to amplify your gift to Spur’s Palace Theater

time at Spur’s historic Palace Theater with live shows and more movies in 2023? Your gift now through Tuesday, Nov. 29, can make all the difference!

September–October: Kent commissioners hire nursing home consulting firm; continue to oversee community center repairs

In meetings of the Kent County Commission in September and October 2022, the court dealt with management of the county- owned nursing home facility’s finances, oversaw repairs to the community center, and approved a contract for county transportation services, among other business. At its Sept.

Kent County makes progress on nursing home billing, approves school lands leases

In its regular meeting of November 14, 2022, the Kent County Commission continued working with an outside consultant to streamline billing processes for the county-owned nursing home, heard an update from TxDOT on placing an antenna on the county’s tower, approved requests and reports, and reviewed...

Turnout drops in recent election

Voter turnout in the midterm elections again dropped statewide, with just over 45% of registered voters either casting ballots early or at the polls on Nov. 8. Republican candidates continued to hold a hammerlock on statewide positions, with incumbent Gov.

2022 Community Calendar

SPUR VISITOR CENTER at 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.

A shooting star

Ryann Phillips grew up in a rural area where there were no bright lights to obstruct quality stargazing. Now, as a freshman student-athlete at University Tennessee Southern, she is her hometown’s favorite shooting star. And she gives a lot of credit to one of Texas’s best educational programs: 4-H.

Panic buttons, locked doors for Texas schools

Texas public schools would have to install panic buttons in classrooms and ensure all doors and windows are locked and monitored under new proposed safety standards released last week by the Texas Education Agency.

JGISD considers Stetson Reinvestment Zone at Oct. meeting

At the regular monthly meeting of the Jayton-Girard Independent School District board on Oct. 25, 2022, trustees held a public hearing on the intention of JGISD to consider designating the Stetson Reinvestment Zone.

Spur ISD board agrees to supplemental December pay for active employees

In the regular monthly meeting of the Spur Independent School District board on Monday, Oct. 24, the trustees agreed to approve December supplemental pay for active Spur ISD employees. In other action, the board had a public hearing prior to the board meeting on FIRST ratings.

A great year for football

Our three newspapers cover eight counties and 10 school districts. That means 10 football teams, and 2022 has been chock full of exciting stories across the region. For The Texas Spur, both Spur and Jayton made the playoffs again this year.