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DOGS DEFEAT BIRDS Spur’s JV team played four full quarters against the Hermleigh Cardinals, emerging on top after trailing the Cardinals for most of the game. | COURTESY PHOTO

DOGS DEFEAT BIRDS Spur’s JV team played four full quarters against the Hermleigh Cardinals, emerging on top after trailing the Cardinals for most of the game. | COURTESY PHOTO

Spur JV defeats Hermleigh in first outing of season

Spur Yearbook Staff
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:26
On Tuesday, Aug. 27, the Spur junior varsity Bulldogs traveled to Hermleigh to play the first game of their season. Spur fans and athletes alike are excited to have enough players to field a JV team this season. The Bulldogs played four full quarters against the Hermleigh Cardinals.

New faculty and staff begin 2024-25 school year at Jayton-Girard ISD

Staff Reports
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:42
Jayton-Girard ISD superintendent Scott Bicknell said this week that the 202425 year is off to a great start, welcoming four new faculty and staff members. Lauren Huff, the new band director, came from a similar post at Ralls ISD. Huff is “a great addition” to the teaching staff, Bicknell said.
FROM THE BOOK

FROM THE BOOK

FROM THE BOOK

News Staff
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:42
FROM THE BOOK Bill O’Neal’s history “The Bloody Legacy of Pink Higgins: A Half Century of Violence in Texas” describes Pink Higgins as “a rugged Texan who lived a life of classic Western adventure.
Paducah meets funding goal for pool

Paducah meets funding goal for pool

Paducah meets funding goal for pool

Kay Ellington |
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:42
CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY, PLANNED OPENING SUMMER ’25 In 2018 the City of Paducah discovered that its municipal pool had a huge water leak underneath, and staff suspected there might be voids near the drain. The cost to fix the pool was going to be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
JAYTON SCRIMMAGE Last week the Jayton Jaybirds faced the Ira Bulldogs in a scrimmage. This week, Jayton plays host to the Gridiron Classic, one of the premiere showcases of six-man football, to kick off the new season. Games run Thursday through Saturday at Jaybird Stadium. Jayton will face the Westbrook Wildcats Thursday at 8:00 p.m. | COURTESY PHOTO

JAYTON SCRIMMAGE Last week the Jayton Jaybirds faced the Ira Bulldogs in a scrimmage. This week, Jayton plays host to the Gridiron Classic, one of the premiere showcases of six-man football, to kick off the new season. Games run Thursday through Saturday at Jaybird Stadium. Jayton will face the Westbrook Wildcats Thursday at 8:00 p.m. | COURTESY PHOTO

JAYTON SCRIMMAGE

News Staff
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:42

Spur's 'Sweat Fest Scramble' last week

News Staff
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:42
LESLI RUSH CLARK SCRAMBLE RESULTS AUGUST 10 I think last week’s Scramble Time Tuesday may need to have been renamed “Sweat Fest Scramble”! It was most definitely a hot one! 25 people showed up to participate and five teams were formed.
MERCURY REGISTERED 102 at the start of last Tuesday evening’s weekly scramble. | COURTESY PHOTO

MERCURY REGISTERED 102 at the start of last Tuesday evening’s weekly scramble. | COURTESY PHOTO

Spur golfers brave heat for Tuesday scramble

As Expected And Predicted
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 12:05
LESLI RUSH CLARK it was most definitely a scorcher at 102 degrees for the weekly Tuesday night scramble. We were blessed to have 32 scramblers show up to participate and join in on the fun!
TOPUMP After being awarded the Chuck McAllister Umpire Award, Jayton resident Stephen Reynolds (standing, center) celebrated the recognition in a photo with Jeff and Sam Pizzo and Greg and Dan Bzura, the only two directors the Junior League World Series has ever had. | COURTESY PHOTO

TOPUMP After being awarded the Chuck McAllister Umpire Award, Jayton resident Stephen Reynolds (standing, center) celebrated the recognition in a photo with Jeff and Sam Pizzo and Greg and Dan Bzura, the only two directors the Junior League World Series has ever had. | COURTESY PHOTO

Reynolds wins umpire award

Junior League World Series |
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 12:05
Stephen Reynolds of Jayton, Texas, was presented with the Chuck McAllister Umpire Award during the 2024 Junior League Baseball World Series in Taylor, Michigan, earlier this month.
JAYTON SCRIMMAGE The Jayton Jaybirds hosted the Knox City Greyhounds last week for their first scrimmage of 2024. The Jaybirds finished 10-1 last year, losing only to the eventual State champion Benjamin Mustangs. The Jaybirds open their season August 29 against Westbrook. | SHERI BATY PHOTO

JAYTON SCRIMMAGE The Jayton Jaybirds hosted the Knox City Greyhounds last week for their first scrimmage of 2024. The Jaybirds finished 10-1 last year, losing only to the eventual State champion Benjamin Mustangs. The Jaybirds open their season August 29 against Westbrook. | SHERI BATY PHOTO

JAYTON SCRIMMAGE

News Staff
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 12:05
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