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City of Jayton discusses late charges on water bills

Compiled From Minutes

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 20:03

The Jayton City Council met Monday, July 8, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall for a regular meeting. A quorum was established. Those present were Mayor George Chisum and council members Mickey Alexander, Marsha Smith, Missy Redford and Teresa Benavides.

Juan Salas, head football coach at Patton Springs for the past two years, has accepted a similar position at Springlake-Earth. He talked with KCBD-TV’s Pete Christy last week on the“Pigskin Preview”segment. | KCBD IMAGE

PATTON COACH LEAVES

News Staff

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 20:03

Patton Springs approves group health insurance coverage in June meeting

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Tue, 07/30/2024 - 20:03

In the regular meeting of the Patton Springs Independent School District board of trustees on June 10, 2024, Interim Superintendent Bryan White reported on the 2023-24 ADA, summer activities, school safety, current maintenance projects and PK Partnership status.

Spur Senior Citizens Menu

News Staff

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 20:03

The Spur Senior Citizens Center, located at 210 Burlington Ave., serves a noon meal Monday through Friday. The dining room is open, or if you feel more comfortable during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are offering a curbside lunch you can reserve by calling (806) 271-4472.

Summer watering of containers

Ellen Peffley

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 20:03

CUISINE & CULTURE In last week’s column were tips to keep in-the-ground plants hydrated as temperatures soar. Today are some ideas to manage container-grown plants during the hot summer. • Understand container growing. Plants grown in containers are totally dependent upon external irrigation.

THE WONDER of utilizing overgrown zucchini is that they can be peeled, seeded, and grated to use in all types of recipes, from casseroles to zucchini bread to fritters. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Zucchini Fritters yummy side dish

Bytes

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 20:03

CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COM ANGELINA L aRUE Zucchini fritters are a summer staple, especially when the zucchini is coming in heavy on the vines.

Thank you to all our school supply donors

Donnice Carruth |

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 20:03

The Friends of the Library back to school supply drive is going strong. We have had several families fill out the forms to get school supplies, but we still have plenty left.

BIG SPLASH A $10,000

News Staff

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 07:53

BIG SPLASH A $10,000 donation from South Plains Electric Cooperative and CoBank will augment improvements to Spur’s newly renovated Swenson Park swimming pool.

What's happening

News Staff

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 07:53

Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL INFORMATION PATTON SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Monday, Aug. 12 SPUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Tuesday, Aug. 13 JAYTON-GIRARD...

CAPTION David Pafford (left) and his son, Caleb (center) spent three days touring historic buildings along old land trade routes between Europe and the Far East. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | COURTESY PHOTO

Azerbaijan: A cult of personality

David Pafford |

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 07:53

David Pafford of Spur and his son Caleb continue their travels last week, spending July 15–18 in a country that bridges the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia.

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