Although the city of Spur had been without a police force for more than eight months, last week when city council hired Billy Spears of Rotan, he was sworn in the same afternoon and reported for duty the next day.
You’re a Texas high school student. You’re smart; you have big dreams. Maybe you’ve never been out of the state, and maybe you’ve never flown on a plane, but you want to travel—experience a big city, visit historic landmarks and meet people, and not just fellow high schoolers but influential public figures, like U.S. representatives.
Due to the Columbus Day federal holiday that falls on Monday, Oct. 11 and prompts closures of many state offices, banks, and local offices as well, county commission meetings in our area have been changed.
Beginning this week, the U.S. Postal Service has started to “implement new service standards” for first class mail and periodicals — slowing its target delivery time by about 30 percent, USPS spokesperson Kim Frum told NPR.
It is time to set garlic in the garden. Garlic is a great crop for beginning gardeners because it is effortless. It is a cool-season crop that will be in the ground for up to eight months, so leave a dedicated space for it. Planting garlic in the fall lets the cloves overwinter and size up for harvesting late next spring.