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Other places, other spaces

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Last week my older daughter flew in from North Carolina. While I saw her in May on my road trip to Wilmington, she had not seen her sister or nieces in eighteen months. The reunion has been highly anticipated.

The wave of the unvaccinated

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There are people whom I respect and value who are not vaccinated. We all have family, friends, and colleagues who aren’t. Any one of you reading this opinion column right now may be unvaccinated.

Patton Springs board approves tax rate, sets public hearing to discuss Aug. 30

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In the regular monthly meeting of the Patton Springs Independent School District board August 9, 2021, superintendent Bryan White discussed the TASA/TASB School Board Convention, September 24–26, in Dallas. White also discussed school activities, school safety, accountability, ADA Hold Harmless, maintenance projects, vehicles, ESSER II and ESSER III, and presented July 2021 Certified Values and the Summary of Finance current values.

Public and Civic Meetings Coming Up

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RESCHEDULED: SPUR AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Thursday, August 19, at 6 p.m. Spur Visitor Center, Hill St., Spur.

Dickens Commissioners approve 2% raise for county employees

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In the regular monthly meeting of the Dickens County commissioners on August 9, 2021 the court voted 3-2 to give county employees and approved elected officials a 2 percent raise. The motion carried with commissioners Jerry Alexander, Mike Smith and Dennis Wyatt voting for and county judge Kevin Brendle and commissioner Charlie Morris voting against.

2020 Community Calendar Community Services

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SPUR VISITOR CENTER at 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@gmail.com or call (806) 474-5757.

2020 Community Calendar

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Community Services

Check your mirrors with me

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Just what you need: another columnist who wants to share her take on life. More than likely, my life is much like yours, so what’s the draw to reading Check Your Mirrors? Using the tried-and-true three main points format, I will attempt to persuade some new readers to check out my weekly offering.

Delta variant spurs huge increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations

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AUSTIN—The number of Texans hospitalized with labconfirmed Covid-19 cases is increasing faster than at any other point since the pandemic began in early 2020, due to the highly contagious delta variant.

JGISD discusses tax rate, permanent school funds, capital improvements

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In the regular monthly meeting of the Jayton-Girard Independent School District on July 29, 2021, trustees participated in a budget workshop conducted by Superintendent Layne Sheets along with business manager Laci Scogin. Both gave an outlook on what the potential budget and proposed tax rate ($.9634) would be.