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Spur mulls pool plans, sets advisory committee

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“What facility can the current Swimming Pool Fund be used on” was the question posed by Spur’s mayor and city council on the evening of February 18 at a specially called Town Hall forum. Although city, citizens, and friends have accumulated $48,232 (plus an additional $2,928 held by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce) since 2018 to repair or replace the 85-year-old recreation complex, estimates for any plan have far exceeded that figure, and a bond election failed in fall 2019.

Spur police arrest Hood County fugitive; unrelated search warrant results in drug arrest

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A 22 year-old man fleeing arrest in Hood County was taken into custody by Spur police around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020.

Early voting up in Texas; metros surge from ’16

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According to The Texas Tribune early voting tracker of the 10 largest counties in the state—Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, Collin, Hidalgo, Denton, El Paso and Fort Bend— every one of these except El Paso has set a record for early voting in the first five days of 2020. El Paso was a few hundred votes behind 2018’s record.

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Paraquat dichloride training for herbicide applicators

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Paraquat dichloride, commonly referred to as “paraquat,” is one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States.

Spur’s respected Agricultural Experiment Station contributed farming and ranching improvements

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The main object of the Swenson family as the second decade of the twentieth century approached was to sell their recently acquired land holdings in Kent, Dickens, Garza, and Crosby Counties. It was essential that those who were purchasing land be successful in their ranching and farming endeavors.

Sarah Irick New Nurse Practitioner at MC Clinic

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Sarah Irick of Lubbock will serve as the new nurse practitioner at the Motley County Clinic upon the retirement of Gail Ream, who has served the community in that capacity for many years.

Shrimp and grits: Easy winter dinner

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Growing up ub West Texas, so far from the coast, I didn’t eat much seafood until I moved to Biloxi when I was about 30 years old.

More about hoop houses

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Hoop houses are plantgrowing structures that alter the environment under the plastic covering. The plastic traps radiant energy of the sun’s rays, warming the air.