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COVID-19 BULLETIN

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Statewide total tests in Texas 1,767,701

Texas runoffs slated for July 14; early voting starts June 29

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Early voting begins Monday for Texas’s 2020 July 14 runoff elections to finalize which Democratic and Republican primary candidates will be on the ballot for the November general election.

40 YEARS OF ‘URBAN COWBOY’

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“I’m from Spur.”

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.

Big Dog BBQ Cook-off Winners

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Spur, June 19–20, 2020 Number of Teams: 37

Gonzalez selected for Aspiring Educator Grant

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Gamma Eta Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is proud to announce that Hanna Gonzalez of Spur has been selected by the Alpha State Texas Educational Foundation (ASTEF) to receive a $500 Aspiring Educator Grant. Gonzalez is a sophomore majoring in early childhood education at Texas Tech University. Her plans are to be a K–2 teacher following graduation. Gonzalez is a 2019 Spur High School graduate and the daughter of Freddy Gonzalez and Jodi Gonzalez of Spur.

Palace summer season to include video game championship, movies, more

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The Dickens County Historical Commission, owners of Spur’s Palace Theater, met last Thursday and discussed programming plans and operational needs for the theater in the coming months.

Aspermont First Baptist Church destroyed by fire

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In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 20, according to social media posts by numerous neighbors and church members, the Stonewall County Volunteer Fire Department was called to the First Baptist Church of Aspermont, where around midnight, flames were already burning fiercely. By 1 a.m. the weakened structure gave way, and the roof collapsed. Although a tragic loss for the community of Aspermont tonight, no injuries have been reported. Neighbors nearby wondered if an electrical storm which was going on at the time played a role in the fire. Church members planned to hold Sunday services in their adjacent Family Life Center, which was reportedly not damaged. COURTESY PHOTOS

Grasshoppers peaking in mid-June across South Plains

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In the last few weeks Kent and Dickens Counties have seen a large number of grasshoppers. This can be problematic, as we know, because with such a large grasshopper population our area could lose forage in our pastures, experience crop damage and suffer damage to our gardens and trees.

Big Country EC Operation Round Up meets needs in communities

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For five years now, Big Country Electric Cooperative (BCEC) members’ Operation Round Up change contributions have helped families and service organizations locally.