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Santa to arrive in Spur 6 p.m. Dec. 16 during Late Night Shopping event; vendors to set up at Community Center

An annual tradition in Spur, “Late Night Shopping” will be held Saturday, Dec. 16 in downtown Spur.

Narcissus is the December birth flower

CUISINE & CULTURE ELLEN PEFFLEY Itmayseemoddthat the Narcissus is one of the official birth flowers of December, since in the garden Narcissus is a spring-blooming bulb. However, the Paperwhite narcissus is a winter bloomer.

Peppermint Bark

CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COM ANGELINA L aRUE For many years, peppermint bark has been one of my son’s favorite Christmas treats. The last time I purchased the ingredients for it, the cashier asked what I was making.

Spur Senior Citizens Menu

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.

Thanks for gifts and grants to Spur library

Set your calendars for Saturday January 6, 2024. Did you know that January 6th is Sherlock Holmes’ birthday? We are planning a very exciting event here at the library. There will be more details as they become available.

Texas Commuters Saved $3 Billion In 2022

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AUSTIN – Commuters across Texas reaped time and cost savings valued at more than $3 billion last year, thanks to transportation improvements and pandemic-related trends that made their drives quicker than just a few years ago, according to a new report from the...

Texas researcher seeks information about Spur wartime correspondents

It’s not an infrequent occurrence that folks from near and far reach out with an artifact of interest to the Dickens County Historical Museum, or seeking more details about people who once lived here. When they do, it’s almost inevitable that they’ll wind up finding Harry Bob Martin.

Local Events

Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues Please let us know of any corrections: News@thetexasspur.com SPUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT is hosting a blood drive, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2:30-5:30 p.m. in...

A holy holiday tradition

LIVING NATIVITY The First Methodist Church of Spur’s 11th Annual Living Nativity presentation featured 66 youth and children and was held on Sunday, Dec. 3. SPOTLIGHT PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | COURTESY PHOTOS

Palace Theater raises more than $1,000 toward infrastructure improvements

It was a long, dry season in the movie industry before the writers’ strike finally ended this fall—but a dearth of suitable family-friendly new movies to show at Spur’s Palace Theater wasn’t the only roadblock to Saturday evening entertainments in Dickens County.