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Where and when to vote this week: Don’t miss your chance!

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Where and when to vote this week: Don’t miss your chance!

Barbara Brannon |

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 21:41

This week is the final opportunity for registered voters to cast their votes in the Texas Constitutional Amendments special election, Nov. 4, 2025. On Election Day, voters must vote according to the precinct where registered to vote. Early voting continues through this Friday, Oct.

Spur Security Bank opens doors at Lubbock location

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Spur Security Bank opens doors at Lubbock location

Barbara Brannon |

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 21:41

Founded December 15, 1909, as the Spur National Bank received a charter from the U.S. Treasury Department; it continues to operate under the same charter today, though it is now known as Spur Security Bank.

Celebrate Texas State Parks Day with free admission Nov. 2

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Celebrate Texas State Parks Day with free admission Nov. 2

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Wed, 10/29/2025 - 21:41

AUSTIN — Have you always wanted to visit a state park but never been? Make plans to visit one of 89 Texas State Parks on Nov. 2! In honor of Texas State Parks Day, a tradition born from 2023’s centennial celebration, everyone can visit a state park for the day for free.

Western mystery/ historical / Texas Boldface Books September 2025, 282 pages

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THE CASTLE OF FEAR

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Wed, 10/29/2025 - 21:41

A Derrick Miles Mystery • Book 3 Will Brandon When a Fort Worth heiress and her younger sister seem to have gone missing, the best man to track them is consulting detective Derrick Miles. Except—as the world knows—he’s dead.

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THE CASTLE OF FEAR

Will Brandon

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 21:41

Or, A Devil in the Panther City Chapter 1 An Invitation from Houston Street {In which the winds of change bring most peculiar news.} DErrick milEs WAs DEAD. And had been for precisely two years and one hundred fifty-five days, a fact I knew from my own witness but could still hardly fathom.

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Farm & Ranch Real Estate on Texas’ Scenic Rolling Plains

News Staff

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 21:41

FISHER COUNTY Bluebonnet Hill 49 49± acres, beautiful views, perfect to build your dream home, and raise livestock. Clear Fork of the Brazos 648.25 acres of riverfront land between Noodle and Sylvester. Great hunting and a cross-fenced pasture for livestock.

It was Pumpkin Friday last week in JGISD Pre-K and Kindergarten. These two classes finished up their units on all things pumpkins. Pumpkin carving, pumpkin testing, passing the pumpkin, pumpkin building, playing pumpkin patch and even pumpkin snacks. | COURTESY PHOTOS

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PUMPKIN FRIDAY

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Wed, 10/29/2025 - 21:41

Pumpkin pie with pecan crust

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Pumpkin pie with pecan crust

Angelina Larue

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 21:41

I remember how much I loved my grandmother’s pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving and Christmas, but what I really loved was the whip cream on top! As a child I just couldn’t wait to finish the wonderful cornbread dressing and turkey so I could get to that whip cream.

Marigolds for Día de Muertos

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Marigolds for Día de Muertos

Ellen Peffley

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 21:41

From the garden Marigolds, known as Aztec marigolds or Mexican marigolds have a major role in Día de Muertos, Day of the Dead, celebrations. The Día de Muertos origin traces to the Aztecs.

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LIBRARY NOTES

Donnice Carruth |

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 21:41

As the crisp air settles in and sweaters make their seasonal debut, the Dickens County-Spur Public Library invites you to gather around the table for a heartwarming evening. On Saturday, November 15, 2025, beginning at 5:00 p.m.

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