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More incumbents filing for city, school races

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With only one week left in the filing period, incumbent filings have stepped up.

Texas Spur owners acquire Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon

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FLOYDADA—The Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon, the weekly newspaper serving Floyd County, Texas, east of Lubbock, is under new ownership as of January 31, 2021.

HD68 candidate Carter family suffers heartbreaking loss in crash

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NORTHLAKE—A car crash on I-35 northbound Sunday afternoon claimed the lives of a 59-year-old woman and a 4-year-old girl, and left a 3-year-old boy severely injured, according to law enforcement sources, and this is apparently the incident Texas House District 68 candidate Craig Carter referred to in a statement from his campaign Monday afternoon.

Kent Co. Lions Club learns about Texas Lions Camp services

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At the January meeting of the Kent County Lions, the club learned about a service opportunity, “Children Can … with TLC” offered through Texas Lions Camp.

Bob Wills Day 50th Anniversary Celebration postponed to 2022

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The Bob Wills Foundation announced last week that their plans for the annual April event in 2021 have been cancelled due to concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic.

Variety of potatoes work well for home fries done in the oven

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When I oven-fry potatoes, my husband calls them “home fries” but I just call them, good. It doesn’t matter to him how they are cut or which variety they are, they are all home fries to him. Both of us grew up eating potatoes fried in grease. That type certainly has a place in the culinary world, but in most cases, I gave up cooking potatoes in that fashion years ago and have never looked back.

Herb gardens require sunlight, well-drained soil

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An herb garden is the perfect choice for gardeners that want something fresh at their fingertips but don’t have much space. Herbs are easy to grow, and pretty with vastly different foliage.

Into the Herd

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As I sat and waited the requisite 15 minutes post-jab in the community center of the Crosby County Pioneer Museum auditorium Friday afternoon, I gazed up at artist Joe Taylor’s grand mural incorporating bison roaring across the early plains. The depiction reminded me, with some optimism and sense of cooperative duty, that I was now part of the herd.

Two Republicans headed for runoff race

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Jacksboro attorney and school board trustee David Spiller took 43.88% of the vote in the Jan. 23 special election for Texas HD68 and will face Nocona Boot Factory owner Craig Carter (18.07%) in a runoff to replace outgoing state Rep. Drew Springer, who was elected to the Texas Senate. The runoff date has not yet been announced.

City of Spur accepts police resignations, pledges to begin search process promptly

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Citizens spoke out Monday night urging the Spur City Council not to dismantle its police department in favor of countywide law enforcement by the sheriff’s department, but Mayor Louise Jones said that was never a consideration.