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TOP 10 IN NATION JGISD FFA’S Ben Baldridge and Kirby Miller are officially top 10 in the nation. They received word that their agriscience fair project was selected and they will be interviewing for their top 10 placing in the Environmental Sciences/Natural Resource Systems category. The boys will compete in the virtual interview in September and then travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to walk the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium during the 99th National FFA Convention in October. | COURTESY PHOTO

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TOP 10 IN NATION

JGISD NEW STAFF There will be some new faces this year at Jayton schools. New staff members are Nathan Branum, coach and elementary math; Kayla Gonzalez, school secretary; and Jeremy Holmsley, new band director. | JAYBIRD MEDIA PHOTO

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Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues DICKENS COUNTY-SPUR LIBRARY has classroom supply lists for students entering the 2026-2027 school year.

None injured in Aug. 7 turbine-trailer rollover in Spur; vehicles removed, pavement restored in two-day response

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None injured in Aug. 7 turbine-trailer rollover in Spur; vehicles removed, pavement restored in two-day response

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“JESUS SAVES,” read the sign on the front of an apartment building at the curve of Spur’s Hill Street, its busy Highway 70, beside which 230,000 pounds of steel and rubber had just come to rest after a wind-turbine rig’s trailer broke loose and overturned Friday afternoon.

Dickens commission grapples with financial discrepancy; stalls on budget

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Dickens commission grapples with financial discrepancy; stalls on budget

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Thu, 08/13/2026 - 05:19

SHERIFF’S OFFICE PROVIDED WITH NEW ZOOM ACCESS TO PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE On its regular August agenda, the Dickens County commissioners court has one major item each year: to pass a budget that will enable smooth operations into the following one.

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Events lineup announced for Caprock Canyons State Park & Trailway

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Events lineup announced for Caprock Canyons State Park & Trailway

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Thu, 08/13/2026 - 05:19

Caprock Canyons State Park & Trailway in Quitaque has released its schedule of upcoming community programs and events stretching from mid-August through early September 2026.

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UDPDATES FROM THE TEXAS SPUR SOCIAL MEDIA, AUG. 7 AND 8, 2026

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6PMFRIDAY: Officials say it may be early Saturday before proper equipment arrives to lift and move the est. 120,000-pound wind turbine part from the highway in Spur. Heavy equipment will soon be arriving to move the base portion of a wind turbine out of the roadway.

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