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15 firefighters battle Dickens house blaze for 3 hours Saturday

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The community acted quickly to contain damage from a raging house fire 10 miles east of Dickens on Saturday.

Dickens County Attorney arrested after Thursday night crash, charged with DWI

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On Thursday night, April 8, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested Dickens County Attorney Aaron Clements after a single-vehicle rollover crash northwest of Lubbock.

Kent Lions to host Meet the Candidates April 18

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A Meet the Candidates event sponsored by the Kent County Lions Club is scheduled for Sunday evening, April 18, at 5 p.m. in the Kent County Community Center in Jayton, according to club leadership this week.

Texas Spur, Caprock Courier bring home 13 regional journalism awards

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At the 2021 convention of the West Texas Press Association last week, the first of the state’s regional newspaper conventions to return after Covid-19 cancellations in 2020, The Texas Spur and its sister weekly The Caprock Courier came away with a gratifying array of awards.

Customize a raspberry-lemon pastry to suit your taste

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Raspberry and lemon are a marriage made in heaven in this beautiful large pastry that gets cut into individual servings.

Lasagna garden uses organic method to impove soil

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In last week’s column was a discussion of the nifty theme garden, the pizza garden. This week is another Italian-themed garden, the Lasagna Garden. But the lasagna garden is nowhere close to the structured design of a pizza garden.

Big Dog is back: 4th annual BBQ Cook-off expands activities in Swenson Park June 25–26

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Barbecue aficionados have come to anticipate a late-season bonanza of points up for grabs in one of the cooking circuit’s smallest venues—Spur, population 1,134.

4 Spur council positions, 1 school slot contested for May 1

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Spur voters are invited to get a unique glimpse into the positions on the issues, and the personalities running for local office this spring, in the third annual “Meet the Candidates” evening presented by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce and The Texas Spur newspaper on Thursday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Spur Community Center.

Farmers Market

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DOWNTOWN EASTER EGG Spur's first downtown Easter Egg Hunt was held Saturday, April 3 after the Farmers' Market and more than 30 children showed up to hunt hundreds of eggs. Downtown merchants donated prizes for special golden eggs.

Texas Spur Country Roundup

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