May 2024

KENT 4-H HONORS

KENT 4-H HONORS

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FRS SCHOLARSHIP

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JuniorVasqueztoperformatstreetdanceinPostMay31 POST—Post is kicking off summer with a street dance Friday, May 31 in its downtown. JuniorVasquez will perform for the Street Dance and Winehouse at 127 is sponsoring the event.

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Spur Golf News

Mixed Gender 3-Person Scramble Results.

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SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR GOLF TOURNAMENT

Parsons were declared the winners after 2 holes with their birdie to take home the 1st place money. The Joplin, Williams, Dodson team claimed the 2nd place money.

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Memorial Day programs slated for May 27 across region

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CONCRETE PROGRESS

Last week driveways, sidewalks, and curbing were finished at the Spur fire station at Third and Burlington, while inside, painting, insulation, drywall, and electrical connections moved forward. Careful observers will note the handsome lighted red sign that has been installed on the gable wall facing Burlington Avenue.

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Filling up the Big Empty

“Tiny Home Capital USA”meets North America’s biggest liquid bitcoin mine. Residents of Dickens County, Texas, find themselves neighbors to an industrial bitcoin mining operation. In this 30-minute documentary, “The Big Empty” (2024) depicts the bitcoin story currently unfolding in the rural Texas region thus nicknamed. Using firsthand interviews with residents conducted over a year in Spur, Texas,“The Big Empty”reminds us it’s the simple promises kept that matter the most. Missed the premiere? View the film at www.thebigempty.xyz

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Spur Chamber to join Texas Spur in hosting Sheriff Candidates Forum Thursday night

MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM THURS., MAY 16, 2024, 6 P.M

Dickens County voters and residents—and the public—are invited to a Meet the Candidates Forum Thursday night, May 16, at the Spur Community Center.

This is the final scheduled opportunity for the public to hear comments from both candidates before early voting begins May 20 for the May 28 runoff election for Dickens County Sheriff.