Sports & Schools

FISHING REPORT

Lake Alan Henry GOOD. Water clear 84 degrees; 1.67’ low. Black bass are good fishing steep rock shorelines and timber coming shallower to around 16-23 feet of water on Jigs, spinners, and spoons. Crappie are good on jigs in timber and cover. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait, and stinkbait.

Bryn Arnold of Spur wins Achievement Scholarship from Houston stock show

Bryn Arnold, a 2018 graduate of Spur High School beginning her third year at Texas Tech University as a senior, is among 98 Texas college students recently awarded Livestock Show and Rodeo Achievement Scholarship, according to parents Reid and Betsy Arnold of Spur. “2020 has been an incredibly...

Football gets under way in Texas Spur Country

Several area teams scrimmaged Thursday for the first time in the pandemic era—the Jayton Jaybirds, the Spur Bulldogs and the Valley Patriots sparred at a halfempty Jaybird Stadium—halfempty by design.

‘A season of gratitude’: Jaybirds kick off fall football in uncertain times

As school begins in the fall, communities are used to seeing their students participating in cross country and football practice. Watching students join in these extracurricular activities have seemed all but guaranteed for the past 100 years.

USDA announces more eligible commodities for CFAP

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced last week that additional commodities are covered by the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) in response to public comments and data.

Meet the Jaybirds

MEET THE FUTURE Meet the Jaybirds and Lady Jays was held Friday. Varsity Jaybird football gets underway with a scrimmage Thursday night. See Jake Edwards' story in next week's edition. AMANDA MCGEE PHOTOS

MEET THE BULLDOGS

MEET THE BULLDOGS hosted by Spur Athletic Booster Club was cancelled August 14 due to weather. Watch their Facebook page for rescheduling information. COURTESY PHOTO

CABIN CRAFT Ryan and Hillary

CABIN CRAFT Ryan and Hillary Bleiker of Jayton, owners of Jaybird Storage, have added Derksen cabins to their selections for self-storage. New models have arrived on their lot on Highway 70 this week. “The cabins give people options,” said Hillary Bleiker.

BACK TO SCHOOL

BACK TO SCHOOL Students and teachers returning to Jayton- Girard ISD will have a glimpse of what construction workers have been doing all spring and summer.

NEXT PALACE MOVIE

NEXT PALACE MOVIE The Third Annual Back to School Movie for the Palace Theater is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. All Spur, Patton Springs and Jayton athletes and cheerleaders will be admitted free to the movie.