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Governor orders mandated wearing of face masks in public

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AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on July 2 issued an executive order to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus while keeping Texas as open as possible for business.

Kent Co. Commissioners approve JGISD capital funds request

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At its regular meeting June 22, 2020, the Kent County Commissioners’ Court approved Jayton-Girard ISD’s request $348,063.22 from Permanent School Funds for planned capital improvements, and also approved a reinvestment of $321,650.72 in Permanent School Funds at Plains Capital Bank at the rate of 1.15% and due to mature September 12, 2021.

Spur Police Department Report

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Week ending July 5, 2020 Monday, June 29, 2020

July 15 IRS tax deadline approaches

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Back in March the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced special 2019 tax filing and payment relief arrangements to individuals and businesses in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Corrections & clarifications

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In the July 2 issue of The Texas Spur, an advertisement for Spur Security Bank recognized Spur graduates and their scholarships. We incorrectly printed that the Spur Ex-Students Association scholarship was $100. The figure should have read $1,000. We regret the error.

Putting the “US” in Census

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As we approach a Fourth of July like no other in living memory, most of us are counting on spending the holiday quite differently from other years.

Supreme Court rejects expanding Texas vote-by-mail for July 14 runoff

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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an initial bid by state Democrats to expand voting by mail to all Texas voters during the coronavirus pandemic.

Patton Springs ISD approves in-trust property bids

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In the monthly meeting of the Patton Springs Independent School District, Superintendent Bryan White reported on the 2019–2020 ADA, summer activities and school safety.

White River Youth Camp buys JGISD property

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In the monthly meeting of the Jayton-Girard Independent School District board on June 18, 2020, Principal Lyle Lackey’s report included scheduling, curriculum, summer training, Chromebook compared to iPads, summer workouts and the Scholastic Network.

2020 Community Calendar

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SPUR VISITOR CENTER The Spur Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes visitors to stop by the Welcome Center for tourism and local information, coffee and conversation at 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue, Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. when volunteers are available. Residents, please consider volunteering for a stint, whether you are an active Chamber member or not. Email spurchamber@gmail.com or call (806) 474-5757.