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Sports & Schools

Big Country Electric Cooperative cancels April 23 meeting, prepares to meet members’ needs

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STAFF REPORTS

Tax Day moved from April 15 to July 15

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The income tax filing date for U.S. filers has been pushed back from April 15, to July 15, Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

Spur Bulldog players named to All-District, All-Region honors

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PHOTOGRAPHS: DANA CONRAD/CAPTURED BY CONRAD

UIL extends suspension into early May

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STAFF REPORTS

Jayton Jaybirds selected for numerous honors

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This past week, Texas high school athletics organizations recognized eight members of the 2019–20 Jayton Jaybirds basketball squad, for district and state honors. Of the eight, Hunter Gilbert, Aaron Hernandez and Tye Scogin are graduating seniors. Mason Long, Tripp Scott, Pecos Smith and Caleb Valerio are juniors, while Nathaniel Williams is a freshman.

Slidell, Slayton ‘slay’ at state

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TOWERING TROUBLE 6 foot-6 inch Slidell senior center Slayton Pruett was an ever-present obstacle to the Jayton Jaybirds’ efforts in Thursday’s state basketball tournament playoff game. Shortly after Jayton lost the state semifinal to the Slidell Greyhounds 45-28, UIL officials announced that due to growing concerns over COVID-19 (coronavirus), the remainder of the UIL boys’ basketball state tournament was suspended until further notice.

Health concerns postpone Texas Library Association conference, one of Texas’s largest

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COVID-19, now at the pandemic stage, has been the cause of many event cancellations.

Spur, Patton Springs make strong showing in Golden Spur track meet

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STAFF REPORTS

South Plains Electric Cooperative offers teacher mini-grants for 2020–21 school year

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Lubbock-based South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc., has announced they will select 10 teachers from around the area to receive $500 minigrants to help fund studentbased projects or educational field trips in the 2020–21 school year.

SPURETTE HONORS

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DANA CONRAD PHOTOS SPURETTE HONORS Junior guard Cara Paschal has been named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-Region Team, the Texas Six-Man Coaches Association 2nd Team All-Region Team, and the Texas Girls’ Coaches Association All-State Team for 2019–20.