May 2023

When childhood ends

My granddaughters are soon to be home for summer. With only a dance recital on June 3 and a commuter basketball camp, the girls are set for some carefree time with their parents. One more round of swimming lessons, and they will be good to go for pool time. If all goes as planned, their Aunt Julie will welcome them to North Carolina in July.

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Spur secretary Carothers to leave; city council continues to deal with variance questions

The City of Spur has met three times in recent weeks, with the news coming in an April 23 called meeting that city secretary Ashley Carothers, who has been employed at city hall for six and a half years in two different capacities, will be leaving due to family and personal reasons. The city issued a note of thanks to Carothers on social media and has begun the search for a successor.

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2023 Community Calendar

Community Services and Organizations

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Lawmakers begin negotiations

With just over a month left in the 88th Regular Session, the Conference Committee on HB1, the budget, held its first public meeting as legislators begin the work of aligning the House and Senate spending plans.

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LIBRARY NOTES

DONNICE CARRUTH | SPECIAL TO THE TEXAS SPUR

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Sow a summer garden

We have (hopefully) experienced our last spring freeze. It is safe to start sowing seed for the summer garden.

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Chocolate Mug Brownie Cake

Chances are, you’ve heard of personal mug cakes. They are the individual serving of cake you can bake in the microwave in just a few minutes. They’re perfect for those times when you have bit of a sweet tooth, but you don’t want to spend the time to bake an entire cake. Or perhaps you don’t wish to have a whole cake tempting you to come back for more servings.