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SILVER FALLS

News Staff

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 11:08

SILVER FALLS The Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce, one county west of Dickens, unveiled a new historical marker at the location where the pavilion used to stand at Silver Falls. The marker is located across from the bathrooms.

STATE CHAMPIONS

News Staff

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 11:05

Jayton downs Oakwood 54–8 to claim 6-man trophy FLY HIGH: Jayton head coach Josh Stanaland lofts the UIL Football State Chapmionship trophy after the Jaybirds forty-five Oakwood in 1A six-man Division 2 game Dec. 18. The entrance to the City of Jayton will never be the same.

VISIT BY DAY, STAY BY NIGHT at the Slaton Harvey House, which has recently been designated a Texas state historic site. | THC WEBISTE

Slaton Harvey House becomes 40th Texas state historic site

Barbara Brannon

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 11:05

The Slaton Harvey House in southeastern Lubbock County is now officially the Texas Historical Commission’s 40th State Historic Site, expanding the state-supported program even more firmly and permanently in West Texas.

FOR A HEALTHFUL GIFT present whipped honey in half-pint jars with stick-on holiday labels. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Whip up a jar of honey for health in the new year–or last-minute gift-giving

News Staff

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 11:05

I recently learned just how easy it is to create a creamy, decadent spread with just one simple ingredient. We love classic honey in hot tea, on warm tortillas, and especially on biscuits.

Yule Log for New Year’s Eve

News Staff

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 11:05

From the garden ELLEN PEFFLEY As 2024 nears its end we reflect on the past year and look forward to 2025. Burning a Yule Log on New Year’s Eve symbolizes a fresh start. As the log burns, it burns away everything that happened the year before.

LIBRARY NOTES

Donnice Carruth |

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 11:05

I have always said that Dickens County may not be the richest county financially, but we may be the richest county in the hearts of our citizens.

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Local Events

News Staff

Tue, 12/10/2024 - 20:25

Please let us know of any corrections: News@thetexasspur.com KENT COUNTY LIONS CLUB is partnering with the Bruce Long Food Pantry to ensure that holiday boxes are available for all their families. A $30 gift purchases a holiday box, but any donation amount is appreciated.

SANTA ARRIVED in Spur last Thursday night in style—conveyed from the vendor market at the south end of Burlington Avenue via “Doc” Mark Winter’s elegant carriage and beautiful pair of Clydesdales to welcome children and their holiday wishes. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | THE TEXAS SPUR

A Dickens of a holiday tale

Barbara Brannon |

Tue, 12/10/2024 - 20:25

Less than a week ago things at Spur’s Palace Theater were looking a lot more like the headquarters of the Grinch or Ebenezer Scrooge, with ceiling-high scaffolding blocking the stage, red mud coating part of the floor, and NO Santa Claus!

ROLLING INTO THE SPIRIT of holiday fun and shopping were parade entries in last Saturday’s Foothills Christmas parade in Matador. Read more, page 5. | COURTESY PHOTO

December doin’s throughout the region

Liz Adams |

Tue, 12/10/2024 - 20:25

While most of the small towns in The Big Empty mounted their Christmas spectaculars the first week of December, it’s not too late to enjoy a myriad of opportunities— from community service to celebrations—around the region.

REP. DUSTIN BURROWS (R-Lubbock), center, at lectern, made a power play last weekend for leadership of the Texas House of Representatives; matters were still very much up in the air at newspaper press times. | TEXAS TRIBUNE

HD83’s Burrows says he has votes to be Texas House speaker after David Cook wins GOP caucus

James BarragÁn, Renzo Downey And Jasper Scherer |

Tue, 12/10/2024 - 20:25

In a stunning turn of events, state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock claimed Saturday evening that he had the necessary votes to become the next speaker of the Texas House. “The speaker’s race is over,” he said in a news conference that lasted less than two minutes.

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