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Spur’s own fairgrounds

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In Dickens County, we’re fortunate to have quite a few experts on local history—some, from their depth of reading, others, from visiting sites of the past, and still others, from living it. Three of these experts have teamed up to offer an occasional feature in The Texas Spur. This trio welcomes answers and other feedback to be shared in the pages of the newspaper.

RAFTERS FOR REUNION

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RAFTERS FOR REUNION

35 Texas counties eligible for individual disaster aid

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AUSTIN— Residents in a total of 35 Texas counties now qualify for individual disaster assistance following a series of severe storms and flooding that began in late April, The Dallas Morning News reported.

A centenarian in our midst

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These days, according to the Pew Research Center, more Americans are living to age 100 and past it than ever before. The estimated number of 101,000 U.S. centenarians this year is expected to only increase over the next fifty years, and that’s good news for those of us who hope to still be living by then!

2024 Community Calendar

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Community Services and Organizations

Phelan wins re-election bid, seeks speaker post again

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AUS T I N — Ho u s e Speaker Dade Phelan, RBeaumont, narrowly won re-election in a hotly contested runoff race and has vowed to seek his third term as speaker, drawing threats from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to oppose any of his supporters in the 2024 primary.

Pooling a community’s resources

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Pooling a community’s resources

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy

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Snyder, Texas, native Sue Jane Sullivan, will be back with her thought-provoking commentary after a summer hiatus.

Dickens County Commission, April: Court approves additional sheriff’s deputy position, considers questions regarding pool, disposal pit

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Dickens County Commission, April: Court approves additional sheriff’s deputy position, considers questions regarding pool, disposal pit

Additional disaster assistance approved

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AUSTIN— Seven Texas counties have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for grants for emergency work and replacement of disaster-damaged public infrastructure, after severe weather and flooding struck much of Deep East Texas, Gov. Gregg Abbott’s office reported. Counties eligible for FEMA’s Public Assistance program include Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker.