Spur News

Fourth of July Celebration on the River Where: Louise Hays Park When: Food and crafts booths open at 11 a.m. Welcome ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Music starts at noon.

According to Longview police, the man suspected of robbing several East Texas motels kills himself right before robbing another one.

WPS will Auction off amazing handcrafted spurs in a live auction and have many beautiful works of art up for grabs at a silent auction.

By Carl Kieke Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Reporter-News Photo by Ronald W. Erdrich Anne Butler, center, kicks her feet up with laughter after Winnie Hunnicutt, right, delivers the punchline to a joke during the ...

Herman Dewey Spraberry, age 91, of Gallatin, passed away April 16, 2008. Funeral services will be April 22 at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home chapel in Amarillo, Texas, with Dale Moreland ... via The Tennessean

Samuel Thompson Services for Sol Ralph Davis, 87, of Brownfield will be at 11 am Monday, April 7 at Brownfield First Baptist Church with Rev. via Brownfield News

“We've had a lot of people moving in”

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Story last updated at 2/20/2008 - 1:23 am cADOO - A new kind of farm is sprouting amid the cotton fields outside McAdoo. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

“It's hitting all over. Tuesday morning we had three family members, had the dad the day before, so it's getting just about everybody”

Posted: Illness has forced one South Plains school district to cancel classes so students can go home to get better, but something out there is floating through other areas as well. via KCBD-TV Lubbock

“TXDOT will pay for every car, for every truck using a formula that'll be determined later”

The Regional Mobility Authority of El Paso signed on Monday to fund nearly $250 million of the cost to build Project Spur 601, more commonly known as the Inner Loop project. via KVIA-TV El Paso

“All of the allegations in the grievances”

Police identify shooting victim A shooting victim who was identified by police Friday had stolen an ambulance just six months ago from St. via Austin American Statesman

A federal judge on Wednesday issued an order declaring James Cornell Clark competent to stand trial. via Lubbock Avalanche

A company that's due to take over a troubled privately run Texas prison in 2008 made a sales pitch Monday to Idaho Department of Correction officials, saying it hopes the management shake-up and $1.2 million in ... via Argus Observer

“Right now when they exit they have to make a left turn, and right now there's not enough room to do that, and with this new project that will provide them an additional lane to make that left turn”

Drivers in Denison could soon see changes to Spur 503. At Monday night's meeting, the Denison City Council will consider a funding agreement with TX-DOT to add connector lanes along Spur 503. via KXII-TV Sherman

“People have been going crazy over it”

In fact, you will probably leave smiling. Debbie and Jim Walters own the Golden Spur Steakhouse, which serves a menu that ranges from salads to certified Angus beef. via Amarillo.com

Lawyer Bill Neal is gaining fame for "Getting Away with Murder." His book about notorious killings and celebrated trials on the Northwest Texas and Oklahoma Territory frontier has been named the 2007 Book of ... via KOHM-FM Lubbock

Singer, entertainer Red Steagall will perform Nov. 3 in the Pitchfork Pavilion at the National Ranching Heritage Center. via KOHM-FM Lubbock

“Working with the current city council has indeed been most enjoyable”

Just five months from its last election, Kaufman City Council again will be looking to fill a vacant seat as Councilman Lonnie Bounds announced Monday he was resigning. via The Kaufman Herald

“Who's monitoring the monitors?”

Associated Press - October 12, 2007 4:55 PM ET AUSTIN - After months of squalid conditions, Idaho inmate Scot Noble Payne killed himself by slitting his throat at a privately run prison in Texas. via KLTV Tyler

“They can't afford the fares to go visit. They can't afford the excess telephone bills.”

BOISE, Idaho - The mother of an Idaho inmate who killed himself in a private Texas prison on March 4 plans to urge Texas lawmakers to stop accepting out-of-state prisoners at their for-profit lockups. via Times-News

Friday, Oct 5th scheduled lane closures. Port Arthur Emergency Lane Closure Update: SH 347 has been reopened to traffic. via KFDM-TV Beaumont