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Choosing plants for West Texas

News Staff

Thu, 07/28/2022 - 00:00

There are many choices of plants and many sources of ideas for West Texas landscapes. The Texas SmartScape program was established as an assistant on creating landscapes that survive the harsh West Texas weather while protecting water resources.

NEWS & EVENTS IN SURROUNDINGS COUNTIES

News Staff

Thu, 07/28/2022 - 00:00

CROSBY Ralls Family Medicine to begin taking patients Aug. 1 RALLS—Crosby County will have a new medical clinic opening in Ralls Monday, Aug. 1, with John C. Hodges on staff.

KCBD features Jayton in ‘Pigskin Preview’ last week

News Staff

Thu, 07/28/2022 - 00:00

KCBD-TV/NBC 11, Lubbock featured the Jayton Jaybirds last week in their “Pigskin Preview.” Sports director Pete Christy interviewed head football coach Josh Stanaland about the Jaybirds’ prospects for the new season.

Spur pool work back on track; concrete to be poured Aug. 4

News Staff

Wed, 07/27/2022 - 07:09

CONCRETE PROGRESS Although renovation of Spur’s Swenson Park swimming pool stalled midsummer due to fluctuations in the price of ready-mix concrete, on July 19 Mayor Louise Jones told the Spur city council that concrete was scheduled to be poured August 4.

Spur native Aaron Latham, writer of the magazine story that inspired ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 78

News Staff

Wed, 07/27/2022 - 07:09

LOS ANGELES — Aaron Latham, a screenwriter, journalist and author whose Esquire magazine story inspired the 1980 smash “Urban Cowboy,” died July 23 in Pennsylvania of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 78. Latham was married to “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl.

New ministers coming to Spur

News Staff

Wed, 07/27/2022 - 07:09

Highway 70 Church of Christ Guy Lowe has been named the new preaching minister at the Highway 70 Church of Christ in Spur. Lowe has been a minister for 25 years in Texas, Oklahoma, New York and Wisconsin.

Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Rodeo tickets available from scholarship winners

News Staff

Wed, 07/27/2022 - 07:09

It’ll soon be rodeo time again in Motley and Dickens Counties. The event is slated for August 25–27, 2022 at Roaring Springs. Scholarship recipients—one from each participating county—will compete to see who can sell the greatest number of tickets to the event.

What's happening

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Wed, 07/27/2022 - 07:06

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KCBD to make news in Spur July 26

News Staff

Wed, 07/20/2022 - 08:14

KCBD-TV (NBC channel 11, Lubbock) will bring its 20th Annual Community Coverage tour to Spur Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Plans have been in the works for some weeks, with the City of Spur working closely with KCBD staff on event, news and advertising fronts.

Currency to currents: The rich history of money in Dickens County

News Staff

Wed, 07/20/2022 - 08:14

Whether we have a little of it or a lot, money is something those of us living in 21st-century Texas are well accustomed to spending. As coin, currency, check, credit card, or, increasingly, the bits and bytes of digital transactions, we can quite literally count on it.

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