JAYTON AT STATE Senior Katie McGee gets a congratulations from Coach Josh Stanaland Saturday at the State track meet in Austin. She finished 9th in the shot put.
NEW YEAR, NEW CHEER Patton Springs High School cheerleaders for the 2021–22 school year are Emmy Alcala, Maci Garcia, Brooklyn Freeman, Melania Ramirez, Kinley Chandler, Toryan Childers and Serenity Segura.
Ten area athletes—from Jayton, Spur and Patton Springs— will travel to Austin for the State Track Meet later this week. The 1A competition gets under way early Saturday morning at the Mike A. Myers Soccer and Track Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
PROM TIME If it’s May, it’s prom time across Texas Spur Country. Spur’s evening event was held Saturday night, and many prom-goers and families gathered early in Rickels Park for photos. Madison Givens, Austin Fulmer, Alyssa Fulmer and Pedro Tobalina stopped traffic with their elegant attire on Burlington in downtown Spur.
DICKENS CLEANUP Dickens County 4-H members helped over the weekend by cleaning up litter from area highways, just one of many ways they make a difference in the community.
BIG EVENT’S BACK After a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, Jayton’s annual May 1 cleanup day, “The Big Event,” was back last week as JGISD students, faculty and staff volunteered to help with community projects across their town and county.
ORDER UP Manager Johnna McCloy and the employees of the New Dixie Dog welcome patrons back to regular dine-in or carry-out orders this spring, after an interior makeover a few weeks back. The favorite eatery at 216 W. Hill St. is open Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Hours are the same on Saturday except breakfast starts at 8. Call (806) 271-3171 to order ahead.
Spur and Jayton will advance track athletes to the State competition in Austin May 6–8. The two 1A schools competed among 31 peers across West Texas and the Panhandle in the Regional Track Meet at South Plains College in Levelland Friday and Saturday.