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MARCH

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MARCH

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Wed, 12/31/2025 - 08:17

The reigning 2024 State Champion Jayton Jaybirds boys basketball team repeated that milestone in March 2025, defeating the Bryson Cowboys 70-36 in the Alamodome.

PASSINGTHETORCH Spur Mayor Louise Jones, who announced in February that she would not seek reelection, congratulated newly elected mayor John Schmidt during the May 20 city council meeting. | THE TEXAS SPUR

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FEBRUARY

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Wed, 12/31/2025 - 08:17

The month of February began with Galaxy Digital’s announcement of plans to double the number of local jobs in 2025 by focusing on increasing operational capacity at its West Texas campus beyond the initially approved 800 megawatts (MW) of power, potentially reaching up to 1.

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APRIL

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Wed, 12/31/2025 - 08:17

April began with the announcement that Galaxy Digital had entered into a 15year lease for their Helios facility in northern Dickens County with cloud-computing firm CoreWeave.

JANUARY

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JANUARY

News Staff

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 08:17

The year began in Dickens County with transition: A longtime organization serving the older population of Dickens County had to make a change.

SPURCOMMEMORATIVECOFFEEMUG TheTexasSpurnewspaper has revealed the design of its 2025 holiday commemorative mug: “The First Train to Spur, Nov. 1, 1909.” The limited-edition mug is on sale now at the newspaper office or via mail-order, for $15 (sales tax included; shipping additional). | TEXAS SPUR PHOTO

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Spur’s railroad origins honored in 2025 commemorative mug

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Wed, 12/31/2025 - 08:17

Spur, Texas, was founded in 1909, when E.P. Swenson and partners bought the Spur Ranch, subdivided it, and brought the Burlington Railroad through. The Stamford and Northwestern Railway, part of the larger Burlington system, built a line northwest from Stamford, with the first train arriving Nov.

MAD SKILLS Dickens County and King County teamed up to host an Equine Skill-A-Thon event in Guthrie, with 27 youngsters attending from eight counties across Texas. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Dickens, King 4-H clubs team up for Skill-A-Thon

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Wed, 12/31/2025 - 08:17

In mid-December, Dickens County and King County teamed up to host an Equine Skill-A-Thon event in Guthrie. There were 27 kids attending from eight counties across Texas. The competition featured two main contests: a speaking contest and a skill-a-thon.

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Spurettes split games going into Christmas break

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Wed, 12/31/2025 - 08:17

SUE JANE SULLIVAN | TEXAS SPUR The Spur Spurettes traveled to Childress Dec. 19 to face the 3A Lady Bobcats in a non-district game. Childress capitalized on Spur’s cold second and third quarters en route to a 49-32 win.

Roby, Ira drop Bulldogs before Christmas break

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Roby, Ira drop Bulldogs before Christmas break

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Wed, 12/31/2025 - 08:17

SUE JANE SULLIVAN | TEXAS SPUR It wasn’t the Christmas gift Spur head boys basketball coach Craig Hamilton hoped for going into the two-week holiday break. The Spur Bulldogs traveled to Roby Dec. 19, losing to the Lions 57-45. The Ira Bulldogs visited Spur Dec.

SPICY STEW Take the chilly edge off of January with this easy-to-make 2-chile-pod beef stew. | ANGELINA LA RUE

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Two-chile-pod beef stew

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Wed, 12/31/2025 - 08:17

CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COM As we flip our calendars to 2026, even with the warm, sunny days we have been experiencing, we will eventually settle into colder days. So what do we do to sustain ourselves?

After-Christmas care

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After-Christmas care

Ellen Peffley

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 08:17

CUISINE & CULTURE Decorations are being taken down and boxed, ready for next year’s holiday season, so now, what to do with those living or fresh cut Christmas trees and ornamental plants after the season has passed? Living Christmas trees can be placed in the landscape.

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