Sports & Schools

Patton Springs coach to pursue new position

After serving Patton Springs ISD since 2018, head football coach Eric Johnson has accepted a new positon. Johnson will be leaving six-man football behind for an 11-man football team at Burkeville High School, near the Louisiana border.

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Jayton’s ‘Big Event’ set for Tuesday, May 17

One of the area’s largest community improvement projects has been happening every May in Jayton since 2014. “The Big Event,” the brainchild of the late Mike Wilson, a longtime and beloved science teacher at Jayton, deploys every JGISD student from pre-K to senior, every teacher, every staff member, even school board trustees for one sole purpose— to help their Jayton neighbors and community beautify their hometown. This year’s “Big Event” is Tuesday, May 17.

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Dickens County 4-H’ers participate in horse judging

At the 4-H District Horse Judging contest April 27, Dickens County teams placed third, with seniors qualifying for state roundup for a second time. “Our kids did an awesome job at district horse judging,” said extension agent Rusty Lanier.

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JAYTON TO STATE

JAYTON TO STATE Congrats go to Jayton Jaybirds Daylee Chisum and Kamryn Nail on finishing as regional champion and runner-up in the 3200m run. Both have qualified to compete at the State track meet Thursday– Saturday, May 12–14, at the Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas in Austin.

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JAYTON TO STATE

Congrats go to Jayton Jaybirds Daylee Chisum and Kamryn Nail on finishing as regional champion and runner-up in the 3200m run. Both have qualified to compete at the State track meet Thursday–Saturday, May 12–14, at the Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas in Austin.

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Spur approves Argo option for swimming pool

At a special called meeting Wednesday, April 10, 2022, the Spur City Council reviewed options for design of its swimming pool as provided Monday night by donor Argo Blockchain.

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DOLLAR DAYS

DOLLAR DAYS A site on Hill Street in Spur was cleared of buildings and concrete this week in preparation for construction of a Family Dollar store.

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Golf Scramble results for April 26, 2022

It was a beautiful evening for Golf Scramble Tuesday! Thankfully, the wind/dirt was not blowing 50 miles per hour! Can I get a hallelujah and an amen for that blessing? Four teams were formed, with two places being paid out.

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FBC’s Edwards accepts call to Pottsboro

After six years as pastor of Jayton’s First Baptist Church, Rev. Jake Edwards has accepted a call to the Georgetown Baptist Church in Pottsboro, Texas, near Denison on the Oklahoma border north of Dallas. The departure of the Edwards family on May 23 will leave a gap not only in the church’s pulpit, but in numerous community roles— including that of executive director of the Sparrow’s Nest Maternity Home, an initiative spearheaded in recent years by Edwards’ wife, Tricia.