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First health fair ever in Spur set for April 22

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Starting this week, the Stonewall Medical Clinic in Spur will offer mobile X-rays on Tuesdays and Fridays for routine medical procedures, according to Jan Harris, clinic coordinator.

Suspect booked in cart crime; accomplice at large

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Following a report Saturday morning, March 14, 2020, of four golf carts apparently stolen from the Spur Golf Course in Swenson Park, Spur police located three of the carts and recovered all the stolen golf clubs. All stolen prop erty that was found was returned to owners.

What's Happening

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PATTON SPRINGS AND SPUR SCHOOLS are on spring break March 16–20.

BINGO NIGHT, sponsored by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce, welcomes participants of all ages, Saturday, March 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Spur Community Center. Cards are $5 each; prizes will be awarded, and refreshments will be available for purchase.

Stonewall Living Center grand opening rescheduled for May 2

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The new Stonewall Living Center, slated to host an open house for the public on March 22, has postponed the event until Saturday, May 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. according to Ann Rocha with Stonewall Memorial Hospital. The change is in response to nationwide advice to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

Texas has ability to test for COVID-19; Lubbock among six equipped labs

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AUSTIN — Texas now has the capacity to test for CO- VID-19, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on March 5 in a joint press conference with Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt and Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd.

NEWS & EVENT IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES

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MOTLEY

In “Tightrope”’s balancing act, Pulitzer prize duo explore the 21st-century American condition

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POLITICS/HUMAN RIGHTS

Countywide storm shelter drill set for Dickens county March 23

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Dickens County Emergency Management Services coordinator Wess Abbott reminds all those in Dickens, McAdoo, and Spur and other areas of the county to participate in the countywide drill March 23, in preparation for the spring severe weather season.

Fish fry for Lent—or the lake

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Attending a fish fry was a common occurrence when I was growing up at White River Lake, any time of the year.

Time frame for spring planting is narrow

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Spring officially arrives this week, March 19. The day we celebrate as the first day of spring is known variously as the spring equinox, the vernal equinox, or the March equinox.