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OUTSIDE DINING TC's

OUTSIDE DINING TC's Ponderosa in Dickens has expanded its capacity to allow more outside dining. JOHN BREWER PHOTO

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Jayton auto dealer Robert E. Hall dies at 73

“Robert E. Hall was absolutely loyal,” said Spur banker Eric Swenson, Jr., in a moving eulogy for the longtime Jayton auto dealer, who died on Thursday. “We did a lot of deals, not always memorialized on paper, and he was always absolutely trustworthy.”

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Spur, Jayton host December holiday festivities

With Covid-19 concerns putting a damper on December gatherings, both Jayton and Spur have put measures in place to keep shoppers and merrymakers distanced and safe.

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Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Pound Cake a recipe to give thanks for

My family, as well as many others, enjoy desserts and treats made with pumpkin, all the way through the entire holiday season.

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A North American Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. Fittingly, many of the items on the Thanksgiving table will have originated in North America.

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Spur library to reopen Nov. 30

The library will reopen on Monday, Nov. 30 after being closed for almost a month. Please be considerate and use all safety protocols when visiting the library. Mom is on the mend, but this virus hit her pretty hard. I’m not sure when she will be returning to the library.

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What do you know about this building?

At The Texas Spur offices on Burlington Avenue, we hear questions—and lots of stories—about many establishments in downton Spur. As the City of Spur prepares to pursue grants to revitalize downtown and improve quality of life for all, the newspaper staff would like to gather some of this knowledge!

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The Palace has lit up Spur’s main drag since 1929

It opened to a crowd of more than its 1,000-seat capacity on Labor Day 1929, showing Spur’s first-ever “talkie” movie. In the decades since, in addition to films it has hosted everything from Easter Week church services, to beauty contests, to industrial conventions, to baccalaureates and graduations, to Santa snapshots, to Vaudeville shows to Vegas acts to video games.