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Meet the Kent County candidates for March 1 primary

Twenty-three candidates have filed to run for county offices in Kent and Dickens counties in the March 1 primary. The Texas Spur reached out to all of them with a questionnaire to help you, our readers, learn the backgrounds and the viewpoints of these candidates.

Dickens Co. Junior Livestock Stock Show held

Local youth, including members of local 4-H and FFA groups, exhibited 146 animals in six species in the annual Dickens County Junior Livestoc Show held Jan. 21-22 at the Swenson Park Show Barn in Spur.

DCHC reviews plans for Palace Theater grant funds

In the monthly meeting of the Dickens County Historical Commission Jan. 20, the group recognized members leaving the commission, considered new members to recommended to the county commission to join the DCHC and discussed opportunities afforded by the recently awarded $12,000 Texas Humanities...

Four Sixes Ranch sale to ‘Yellowstone’ producer Taylor Sheridan finalized

The legendary Four Sixes Ranch, part of the late Anne Marion’s estate, has been sold, several sources confirmed Jan 22. Sam Middleton, owner, broker and appraiser for Chas.

What's Happening

Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@ thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues. VALENTINE BANQUET will be hosted Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. by Jayton Church of Christ for all church adults.

Spur Senior Citizens

The Spur Senior Citizens Center, located at 210 Burlington Ave., will be serving 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.

Game night brings laughter to the stacks

Our game night didn’t turn out as planned last Monday. Due to unforeseen circumstances we had to postpone the Minute to Win It Game Night until a later date. We did, however, manage to throw together a pretty fun time of a combination Pictionary/Charades game night.

Seed companies in Texas

In just a few months it will be time to sow spring gardens, and right behind is sowing time for summer gardens. Ordering seed early may make the difference for getting varieties the gardener wants.

Picadillo pockets with beef, potatoes and Pepperidge pastry

I like to keep prepared puff pastry on hand in my freezer. Pepperidge Farm is a quality brand if you are not making it from scratch. It’s also the most common one stocked at most local supermarkets. It can be found near the frozen pie shells.

Youth score big in Big Buck Contest

YOUTH BIG BUCK WINNER The 2021–22 Winner of the Star Feed and Seed Big Buck Contest, Youth Division, is 13-year-old Keegan Keuhn (left) of Lubbock, whose buck scored 156.25. Keuhn killed his deer in Crosby County early January 2022.