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COOL ANDTASTY An assortment of fruits, crackers, and cheeses, artistically arranged. makes for a great“cold plate”on summer days. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Summer platter fine fare for warm days

Angelina L

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:40

Temperatures are rising. These are the days, be it a worknight, or a lazy weekend spent in the garden, when all I crave is cool and refreshing fruit. Paired with a few staples, such as cheese and crackers, I can easily make this a light meal.

Drought tolerant tea gardens

Ellen Peffley

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:40

From the garden Last week’s column highlighted the garden herbs peppermint, chamomile, lemon balm, and fennel. Teas made from herbs in today’s column are more unusual since they are drought tolerant plants often grown in xeric, low water-use, gardens. Echinacea ( Echinacea purpurea).

SOUTH PLAINS WILDLIFE REHAB of Lubbock will bring birds to the Spur Library from their rehabilitation program June 10. | COURTESY PHOTO

LIBRARY NOTES

Donnice Carruth |

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:40

Reading part 2, June 10 DONNICE CARRUTH | SPECIAL TO THE TEXAS SPUR Mark your calendars for an exciting event at the library!

HONORING THEIR SERVICE

News Staff

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 06:20

HONORING THEIR SERVICE Tatom Bridge, Henry Chapman and CalvinHays Chapman, all members of the Dickens County 4-H club, placed flags on veterans’ graves at the Afton cemetery before the community’s 2025 Memorial Day observance. | COURTESY PHOTOS

What's happening

News Staff

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 06:20

Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues Please let us know of any corrections: News@thetexasspur.com DICKENS COUNTY-SPUR LIBRARY story time, Thursdays, 10 a.m., for babies to pre-school, 403 E. Hill...

SPUR SECURITY BANK rolled out its system upgrade last week, introducing a new look and feel to its website, among a variety of new features and products. The URL is easy to remember: www.spur. bank | COURTESY IMAGE

SPUR SECURITY BANK

News Staff

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 06:20

Spur inducts Schmidt as mayor, thanks Jones for decade of service

Barbarabrannon |

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 06:20

COUNCIL PREPARES FOR JUNE DEMOLITION OF BURLINGTON AVENUE BUILDING Spur’s Mayor Louise Jones has served her small city through a decade of change, from welcoming tiny houses and the crypto industry to handling numerous changes in its law enforcement to seeing the rehabilitation and reopening...

MEMORIALFLAGS Youngsters from Kent County assisted last week in placing U.S. flags at the Girard Cemetery to honor military veterans buried there. From left, participants were Noah Bryant, Kate Appleby, Micah Appleby, Wade Appleby, Quincy Hall, Violet Vargas, Marley Nall, Paisley Bryant and McKye Hall; Sidney Hall was not pictured. | COURTESY PHOTO

MEMORIAL FLAGS

News Staff

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 06:20

MEMORIAL FLAGS Youngsters from Kent County assisted last week in placing U.S. flags at the Girard Cemetery to honor military veterans buried there.

Jernigan of Dickens TxDOT office honored with 20-year service award

Staff Reports

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 06:20

CHILDRESS— The Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) presented service awards to eight district employees on Thursday, May 22. The awards were presented by Childress district engineer Darwin Lankford.

Kent courthouse window repairs completed; court considers highway security cameras

Barbarabrannon |

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 06:20

In the Kent County Commission’s first regular session of May 2025, County Judge Layne Coulter was pleased to report that the final replacements of windows in the courthouse after hail and wind storms occurring in June 2023 had been completed and he will submit closing documents to the insurance...

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