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Perry, Springer talk ’19 Legislature, speaker’s race in Dickens

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On the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 4, Sen. Charles Perry and Rep. Drew Springer spent approximately 45 minutes in a town hall at the courthouse annex in Dickens talking with

‘Boo-coups’ of choices for celebrating Halloween in region

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OCT. 13 OLD MILL TRADE DAYS HAUNTED HOUSE AND MAZE—POST The Old Mill Trade Days in Post at 318 S. Ave. F will have a haunted house and maze every

DPS conducts active shooter drills in McAdoo School Sept. 25

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On Sept. 25, more than twenty area Texas Department of Public Safety officers and trainers assembled in McAdoo to conduct active-shooter drills in the historic McAdoo School. According to DPS

10 in-trust properties sold at Dickens Commissioners Court Monday

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Ten of the 16 properties from the Dickens County Sheriff’s Sale sold Monday at the monthly commissioners’ court meeting at the courthouse annex. Interested buyers were required to have their

What's Happening?

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Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues. FLU SHOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE at the Spur Senior

NEWS&EVENTS IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES

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SCURRY Cogdell Memorial Hospital to host health fair, Pink Run Oct. 20 SNYDER—Cogdell Memorial Hospital is hosting a free health fair on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 12

Dickens Farm Bureau hosts annual meeting in Spur

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The Dickens County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting Oct. 1, 2018, with 35 members and guests in attendance at the Spur Community Center, where a home-cooked taco and dessert

COMING UP IN TEXAS SPUR COUNTRY

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A SOUTH PLAINS ELECTRIC SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION MEETING for eleventh and twelfth graders is scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Jayton Schools campus. KENT COUNTY 4-H PIG SHOWMANSHIP

22nd annual Return to the Remuda brings horse world to Guthrie Oct. 5-6

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GUTHRIE—On a quiet, sunny autumn afternoon workers trim trees lining Dash for Cash Road at 6666 Ranch. The bronze statue of the eponymous stallion with jockey astride is a subtle reminder of the legacy and lineage of the horses raised on the ranch that Captain Samuel Burk Burnett established in 1900.

Deadline to register to vote in Nov. election: Oct. 9

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Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 is the last day to register to vote in the November elections in Texas. It’s also the last day to update your address if you’ve moved since the last time you voted. Here’s everything you need to know: Can I register? The Texas Secretary of State is the state’s election authority.