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STATE CHAMPION Congratulations go to Jayton’s Abigail Mosely, who finished first in the state in accounting at the UIL State Academic Meet in Austin Monday, May 18. | COURTESY PHOTO

STATE CHAMPION Congratulations go to Jayton’s Abigail Mosely, who finished first in the state in accounting at the UIL State Academic Meet in Austin Monday, May 18. | COURTESY PHOTO

STATE CHAMPION

News Staff
Fri, 05/22/2026 - 10:33
STATE CHAMPION Congratulations go to Jayton’s Abigail Mosely, who finished first in the state in accounting at the UIL State Academic Meet in Austin Monday, May 18.
Jayton, Spur athlets shine at the 1A State track meet

Jayton, Spur athlets shine at the 1A State track meet

Jayton, Spur athlets shine at the 1A State track meet

Russ Morris |
Fri, 05/22/2026 - 10:33
The UIL 1A State track meet took place on May 16 at Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin. In recent years, the University of Texas has become a marquee destination for UIL sports. The best athletes from Conference 1A gathered next door to Darrell K.
JAYTON UIL STATE SWEEPSTAKES RUNNERS-UP

JAYTON UIL STATE SWEEPSTAKES RUNNERS-UP

JAYTON UIL STATE SWEEPSTAKES RUNNERS-UP

News Staff
Fri, 05/22/2026 - 10:33
Congratulations goes to the Jayton UIL Academic team. The Jaybirds finished as the Overall School Sweepstakes RunnersUp at the UIL State Meet. The Jayton Speech Team brought home a State Championship with these individual performances.  
MAYOR AND MINI-ME presided over a ribbon cutting May 14 for the Dickens County Spur Public Library’s newest feature, a Play Space specially for children. SPOTLIGHT PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | TEXAS SPUR

MAYOR AND MINI-ME presided over a ribbon cutting May 14 for the Dickens County Spur Public Library’s newest feature, a Play Space specially for children. SPOTLIGHT PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | TEXAS SPUR

Youngest patrons help launch Spur Library’s new Play Space

Barbarabrannon |
Fri, 05/22/2026 - 10:33
If your idea of a public library is just ceiling-high shelves of moldy tomes that haven’t been checked out in anybody’s recent memory, think again.
Area High School Graduations

Area High School Graduations

Area High School Graduations

News Staff
Fri, 05/22/2026 - 10:33
Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues Jayton-Girard Independent School District, Friday, May 22, 7 p.m. Spur Independent School District, Friday, May 22, 7 p.m.
STATE CHAMPIONS Congratulations go to Jayton's state champion accounting team at the State UIL Academic meet Monday in Austin. This group brought home the championship throughhardwork,dedicationandcountlesshoursofpreparation, according to their advisers on Facebook. Team members include Abigail Mosley, Tucker Scott, Jace Chisum and Kodah Tagle, led by their coach Stephanie Carpenter. See individual honors, page 8. | COURTESY PHOTO

STATE CHAMPIONS Congratulations go to Jayton's state champion accounting team at the State UIL Academic meet Monday in Austin. This group brought home the championship throughhardwork,dedicationandcountlesshoursofpreparation, according to their advisers on Facebook. Team members include Abigail Mosley, Tucker Scott, Jace Chisum and Kodah Tagle, led by their coach Stephanie Carpenter. See individual honors, page 8. | COURTESY PHOTO

STATE CHAMPIONS

News Staff
Fri, 05/22/2026 - 10:33
STATE CHAMPIONS Congratulations go to Jayton's state champion accounting team at the State UIL Academic meet Monday in Austin. This group brought home the championship through hard work, dedication and countless hours of preparation, according to their advisers on Facebook.
Congratulations to our readers of last week’s installment who emailed us with the right answer: Yes, the place where you can find that notorious misspelling of the “Father of the Mother Road” as “Cyrus Acery” is on a plaque at the Donley County, Texas, I-40 Eastbound rest area.

Congratulations to our readers of last week’s installment who emailed us with the right answer: Yes, the place where you can find that notorious misspelling of the “Father of the Mother Road” as “Cyrus Acery” is on a plaque at the Donley County, Texas, I-40 Eastbound rest area.

Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

News Staff
Fri, 05/22/2026 - 10:33
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR ROUTE 66 HISTORY? The famous Chicago-to-L.A.
NEW OFFICERS OF DICKENS 4-H are Maddee Foster, president; Paisley Smith, vice president in charge of recreation; CalvinHays Chapman, vice president in charge of community service/education; Henry Chapman, reporter/social media/secretary; Rylee Foster, health and safety officer. | 4-H PHOTO

NEW OFFICERS OF DICKENS 4-H are Maddee Foster, president; Paisley Smith, vice president in charge of recreation; CalvinHays Chapman, vice president in charge of community service/education; Henry Chapman, reporter/social media/secretary; Rylee Foster, health and safety officer. | 4-H PHOTO

Dickens County 4-H holds 2026–27 officer elections

Henry Chapman |
Fri, 05/22/2026 - 10:33
The Dickens County 4-H Club has many yearlong community service projects planned for the next year. We are starting the first one immediately. The club is collecting items for our local fire departments.
Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

News Staff
Thu, 05/14/2026 - 04:43
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOWYOURROUTE66 HISTORY? The famous Chicago-to-L.A.
State achievement: Area students to compete at State UIL Academic meet May 18-19

State achievement: Area students to compete at State UIL Academic meet May 18-19

State achievement: Area students to compete at State UIL Academic meet May 18-19

Kay Ellington |
Thu, 05/14/2026 - 04:43
Four Spur High School students will compete at the State UIL Academic meet to be held on the University of Texas campus May 18–19 in Austin. Spur also finished in the top ten out of the 46 schools represented at the regional meet in Levelland April 24.
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