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SCENIC SWING Hole 6 at Kent County Golf Course offers a scenic blend of rolling fairways and quiet greens, capturing the calm beauty and challenge of the course. | STEPHANIE ALLEN

Kent County Golf Course announces 2026 summer tournament schedule

News Staff

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 05:12

STEPHANIE ALLEN | POST DISPATCH The Kent County Golf Course is set to kick off its 2026 summer golf season with a full slate of tournaments throughout the summer. The nine-hole course, owned and operated by Kent County, is located at Jayton Park on County Road 143, just west of Jayton off FM 1083.

END OF SCHOOL YEAR Jayton grads finished their school year with an all-night party in the school gym featuring lots of food and prizes. | COURTESY PHOTOS

END OF SCHOOL YEAR

News Staff

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 05:12

SPOTLIGHT ON JAYTON SENIOR TRIP

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Thu, 05/28/2026 - 05:12

Attracting birds to the garden

Ellen Peffley

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 05:12

CUISINE & CULTURE It’s tough to cultivate a hobby of birdwatching (see the May 20 column) without birds. Today’s column discusses ways to attract birds to the garden: make sure birds have what they need on a consistent basis, primarily a food source and available water.

ENJOYYOUR SUMMERVACATION and a well-packed picnic with these delicious pies. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Prep for picnics includes pie

Angelina L

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 05:12

CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COM Summer is synonymous with picnics and car trips, or packing a lunch to take to the lake. Cherry Hand Pies are perfectly portable and oh so good for an all-American picnic. The flaky crust and sweet-tart cherries hit the spot.

SUMMER READING at the Spur Library kicks off Tuesday, June 2, at 10 a.m. with a return visit from the South Plains Wildlife Rehab Center and their wild friends. | TEXAS SPUR

LIBRARY NOTES

Donnice Carruth |

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 05:12

Spur Library June 2 Our Collaborative Summer Reading Program is almost here, and we are thrilled to begin this year’s theme, “Unearth a Story,” with a truly special program. Summer Reading kicks off on Tuesday, June 2 at 10 a.m.

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 athletes 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

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

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.

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