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Donnice Carruth |
Thu, 05/07/2026 - 05:12
Summer is just around the corner, and that means our Collaborative Summer Reading Program will be here before we know it. This year’s theme is “Unearth a Story,” and we have a wonderful lineup of programs planned for June.
Growing up: Consider a vertical garden

Growing up: Consider a vertical garden

Growing up: Consider a vertical garden

Ellen Peffley
Thu, 05/07/2026 - 05:12
CUISINE & CULTURE For gardens that are running out of growing space on the ground, look up. Vertical gardening saves garden space by training plants to grow upward rather than outward by supporting top growth on structures.

Highway 70 Garage Sales set for May 2

Staff Reports
Thu, 04/30/2026 - 04:48
GOOD WEATHER PORTENDS GOOD SALES FROM ROARING SPRINGS TO JAYTON The annual Highway 70 Garage Sales is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, with more than 40 vendors signed up as of Tuesday along a 60-mile stretch of two-lane blacktop, according to co-organizer Joan Day of Spur.
REGIONAL ACADEMIC RUNNERS-UP Congratulations go to Jayton High School, the regional runners-up at last week UIL Regional Academic Meet. A number of JHS students will be advancing to the State UIL academic meet in Austin May 18–19. For individual honors, see page 5. | COURTESY PHOTO

REGIONAL ACADEMIC RUNNERS-UP Congratulations go to Jayton High School, the regional runners-up at last week UIL Regional Academic Meet. A number of JHS students will be advancing to the State UIL academic meet in Austin May 18–19. For individual honors, see page 5. | COURTESY PHOTO

REGIONAL ACADEMIC RUNNERS-UP

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2026 - 04:48
What's happening

What's happening

What's happening

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2026 - 04:48
Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues Area High School Graduations Jayton-Girard Independent School District, Friday, May 22, 7 p.m. Spur Independent School District, Friday, May 22, 7 p.m.
SPUR REGIONAL UIL Spur had an impressive showing at the Regional UIL academic meet, and some competitors even advanced to state. Back row: Adrian Garza-West, Leah Munoz, Raeli Rodriquez, Joshua Simmons; front row, Kylie Weiser, Pursphony Garcia, Brandon Garza-West, Daven Dempsey, Steven Hulme, Saegan Molina, Brylan Bridge and Tatom Bridge. Not pictured were KendalWalker,Weslyn Givens, Keylee Molina, Sariah Sepeda, Kymberleigh Lee and Dana Parnell. | SUE JANE SULLIVAN

SPUR REGIONAL UIL Spur had an impressive showing at the Regional UIL academic meet, and some competitors even advanced to state. Back row: Adrian Garza-West, Leah Munoz, Raeli Rodriquez, Joshua Simmons; front row, Kylie Weiser, Pursphony Garcia, Brandon Garza-West, Daven Dempsey, Steven Hulme, Saegan Molina, Brylan Bridge and Tatom Bridge. Not pictured were KendalWalker,Weslyn Givens, Keylee Molina, Sariah Sepeda, Kymberleigh Lee and Dana Parnell. | SUE JANE SULLIVAN

Spur shows up strong at Region I UIL meet

Sue Jane Sullivan |
Thu, 04/30/2026 - 04:48
The South Plains College campus was a friendly place to the Spur High School regional qualifiers who spent their April 24 representing Bulldog and Spurette Nation. Four Spur students will now advance to the State UIL meet to be held on the University of Texas campus May 18-19 in Austin.
SELFLESS SERVICE McAdoo’s Debi Gardner, left, and Donna Edinburgh of the Dickens Emergency Management Service were both recognized April 11 with the Mark Beck Humanitarian Award. | COURTESY PHOTO

SELFLESS SERVICE McAdoo’s Debi Gardner, left, and Donna Edinburgh of the Dickens Emergency Management Service were both recognized April 11 with the Mark Beck Humanitarian Award. | COURTESY PHOTO

South Plains EMS honors Dickens EMS’s Edinburg, Gardner for service

Staff Reports
Thu, 04/30/2026 - 04:48
On April 11, 2026, Donna Edinburgh and Debi Gardner of Dickens EMS were both awarded the Mark Beck Humanitarian Award at the South Plains Emergency Medical Services annual conference, according to their EMS colleague Marcella Bilberry.
UNVEILING SUMMER Volunteers came together Sunday to pull the cover off the Spur Community Pool at Swenson Park. The pool manager has been hired, and lifeguards are being hired. The City has discussed having the pool ready to open toward the end of May. | TEXAS SPUR

UNVEILING SUMMER Volunteers came together Sunday to pull the cover off the Spur Community Pool at Swenson Park. The pool manager has been hired, and lifeguards are being hired. The City has discussed having the pool ready to open toward the end of May. | TEXAS SPUR

Spur Pool cover removed for summer preparation

News Staff
Thu, 04/30/2026 - 04:48
Dickens commission approves agreement for new wind power project

Dickens commission approves agreement for new wind power project

Dickens commission approves agreement for new wind power project

Kay Ellington And Barbara Brannon |
Thu, 04/30/2026 - 04:48
Project to bring a possible $8 million to county coffers, plus $200,000 to community fund In the regular monthly meeting of the Dickens County commission April 13, 2026, commissioners unanimously approved a tax abatement agreement with the Sanders Hollow Energy Center wind project as...
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