When dealing with drought, some of a livestock producer’s most important decisions concern stocking rates and grazing management. The effects of these decisions go far beyond survival of the current
Despite temperatures soaring well past the 100-degree mark, Jayton residents and businesses turned out in force to welcome KCBD-NBC11/Lubbock to their town. The KCBD Community Tour, hosted on the Jayton
The Spur Volunteer Fire Department has donated a pumper to the Dickens Volunteer Fire Department. Last month, the Spur VFD purchased a “new to them” pumper from the Lubbock Fire
A grand jury for the 39th Judicial District, Kent County, Texas, convened in regular session on July 11, 2018. One indictment of Harassment of a Public Servant, third degree felony,
On Thursday, July 19, 2018, 265 members and guests attended the 80th annual South Plains Electic Cooperative Meeting in Spur. The cooperative’s members had chances to win 42 door prizes,
Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues. MEET THE JAYBIRDS will be held August 9 from
EXTRA! EXTRA! See all about it in Snyder. The Not Quite Ready for Broadway Company rehearses a scene from the musical “Newsies,” which will be performed at the Ritz Community
Lake Alan Henry: Water clear main lake, stained up the river; 81–84 degrees main lake, 85 up the creeks; 7.09’ low. Black bass are good on Whopper Ploppers, Zara Spooks,
KCBD-TV (NBC channel 11, Lubbock) brings its 16th Annual Community Coverage tour to Jayton Thursday, July 19, 2018. Each summer KCBD visits five different towns in the 23 counties they
Winner of the 2016 Crane Award, “A Line in the Sand,” a documentary chronicling the tenacity of the Motley County community in the face of wildfires and droughts, will be
