In January 2020, Spur joined more than 2,600 towns across the U.S. vying to be selected by HGTV for a Hometown Takeover project. You may remember when a huge crowd of us gathered under the big spur to make a video pitch to the cable network.
In the regular monthly meeting of the Jayton-Girard Independent School District on May 15, trustees unanimously voted to accept the reignation of Superintendent Layne Sheets, who has accepted a position in another district. The board also approved Johnny Tubb interim superintendent.
Here we are again at that most rewarding time of year for graduates and their families—and the teachers, administrators, fans and community members who have cheered them on during twelve years of studies and achievements.
In the regular meeting of the Patton Springs Independent School District board on May 15, Superintendent Bryan White presented current enrollment and attendance, end-ofyear activities, and awards.
According to a report submitted to the Spur City Council on May 14, 2023, the Spur Police Department resopnded to a total of 53 calls for the month of April 2023.
AUSTIN— It’s official. Fort Hood, named for a high-ranking Confederate officer in the Civil War, has been renamed Fort Cavazos, in honor of native Texan Richard E. Cavazos, the country’s first Hispanic four-star general.
With summer approaching, my calendar’s color codes reflect where I will be dogsitting and housesitting. All the families who call on my caretaking services have dogs (each family has more than one, in fact). The pets and I are on a first-name basis.
