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KSSL Radio, Lubbock Elks Lodge present Texas South Plains Honor Flight Radiothon

Staff Reports

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:59

KSSL Radio and the Lubbock Elks Lodge are partnering, once again, for the Texas South Plains Honor Flight Radiothon, Saturday, Apr. 26 from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. The event will take place at the Elks Lodge #1348, 3409 Milwaukee Ave., in Lubbock.

Plant populations in the garden

News Staff

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:59

From the garden ELLEN PEFFLEY Not too far in the future gardeners will be looking at a bare spot of garden land, seed packet in hand and the urge is there to sow the entire packet. The quandary all gardeners have every season is “how many to plant?”

LIBRARY NOTES

News Staff

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:59

The Dickens County-Spur Public Library will be the place to be on Monday, April 21 between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. if you would like to meet the candidates running for local offices. Along with the library, the event, Meet the Candidates, is hosted by the Texas Spur and the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce.

YUMMY YOGURT CUP This yogurt cup could be layered with slices of bananas, chopped peanuts or almonds—or a few semi-sweet chocolate chips could be stirred in. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Peanut Butter–Yogurt Cups

Bytes

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:59

ANGELINA L aRUE Call it breakfast, call it dessert, call it whatever you wish, this little cup of creamy goodness is rich, decadent, and even healthy. This reminds me of a chocolate-peanut parfait, the kind we used to get at the local drive-thru.

What's Happening

News Staff

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues STAAR TESTING: April and May are months set aside for standardized testing in Texas. Check your school district’s calendar for subject testing dates.

INCLUDES ALL CONTESTED RACES IN DICKENS COUNTY

“Meet the Candidates” to be held at Dickens-Spur Library April 21

Staff Reports

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

The Texas Spur, The Spur Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Dickens County-Spur Public Library have come together to host a Meet the Candidates event Monday, April 21, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The library is located at 403 Hill Street in Spur, next to the Dollar General.

Spears withdraws from Spur mayor contest

Staff Reports

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

Spur mayoral candidate Billy Spears shared a statement with The Texas Spur Monday afternoon announcing his withdrawal from the race.

State sales tax revenue totaled $3.7 billion in March

Staff Reports

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

AUSTIN— Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.68 billion in March, 2.7 percent less than in March 2024. The majority of March sales tax revenue is based on sales made in February and remitted to the agency in March.

Kent County schedules Meet the Candidates for April 22

Staff Reports

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

The Kent County Community Center and Library (across from the public square on Main Street) will host an opportunity to 'Meet the Candidates” for local city and school board elections during Senior Citizens’ lunch on Thursday, April 22, 2025.

WHICH WAY WEATHER? When the wind and precipitation vary as widely as they do in West Texas, a network of volunteers and landowners help gather statistical data for forecasting and planning. | WEST TEXAS MESONET

West Texas weather stations aid in agriculture and public safety

Liz Adams |

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

West Texas Mesonet is a network that includes over 160 weather stations approximately 25 miles apart across 90 Texas counties, as well as a few stations in New Mexico and Colorado. How is this weather data gathered, and how is it used?

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