Seventy-two years ago, a teenager from Sudan, TX, a recent graduate of the Class of ’43, found himself far away from the cotton fields and cattle of Lamb County, and
Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues. BLUEBONNET CLUB One of the oldest clubs in Dickens
On Nov. 17 and 18, Lakeside Baptist Church will celebrate its 98th Anniversary. Saturday, gospel group Crystal River plus Wilson Perry will perform at the pavilion in Swenson Park from
Kreed Humphreys was a rodeo clown for the Dickens Halloweenie Roast and Hayride Saturday. His four-legged friend, Bubbles, wore no costume. Kreed is the son of Matt and Drew Humphreys.
Most of us want to uphold our family traditions, serving a similar Thanksgiving menu year after year. That’s not to say we don’t enjoy adding something a little different to
We have had a few nights with close to freezing temperatures but have yet to experience a killing freeze. Killing freezes are temperatures below 28°F, which kill tender plants. It
The year is 1944 and the Brownwood Lions may have to cancel their football season because their coach has just been killed in France. As World War II rages on,
Archery season for hunting deer began Sept. 29 and ends Nov. 2, but the vast majority of hunters use rifles, and rifle-hunting season for white-tailed deer begins Saturday, Nov. 3,
Dickens County has had 224 ballots cast in the first week of early voting. “That doesn’t even count absentee ballots,” said Becky Hill, county clerk. “There were more than 50
