Canning the harvest

Vegetables and fall fruit just keep coming. Gardeners can preserve their produce for later use by canning.Canning used to be a staple culinary practice done by our mothers or grandmothers.

Sharing the wheel

Shed a Little LightThis week I’ll turn it over to a guest columnist. Recently, I wrote about how we used to give and take directions without the use of today’s technology. A reader of The Texas Spur and 1953 Jayton High School graduate, Coy Hoggard emailed me an interesting response.

Change to Texas open meetings law takes place Sept. 1

Texans who participate in, or attend, open meetings of government bodies are familiar with long-standing provisions of the law—one of which is the requirement for advance posting of notice of meetings.The period for advance has long beenBE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:SECTION...

The Museum of the American GI

TUMBLEWEEDAs the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.The Museum of the American GISome veterans who...

2025 CAPROCK

MATADOR CITY COUNCIL Thursday, Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 706 Dundee Ave., Matador, (806) 347-2255MOTLEY COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT board meeting, Monday, Sept. 15, 6 p.m., admin board room, 1600 Bundy St., Matador, (806)347-2676SILVERTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT board meeting,...

Have you been brushed?

Have you been brushed?Competition is the life of trade. That’s what my daddy used to say.Now that product reviews have become crucial to online marketing, much competition is about getting good reviews. Some sellers cheat.Me, I just got a nice new blouse I didn’t order.

A special vehicle in Comanche

Bobby Lane of Comanche has a 1905 Cadillac.“The Cadillac still runs good. Even though it’s a hundred and twenty years old. I crank it up every morning when I get up. Before I eat breakfast, I go out there and crank it up ’cause one time I let it sit for about six months. It had a stuck valve on it.

2025 CAPROCK

Public and Civic Meetings Coming UpPlease let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.comMATADOR CITY COUNCIL Thursday, Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 706 Dundee Ave., Matador, (806) 347-2255MOTLEY COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT board meeting, Monday, Sept. 15, 6 p.m., admin board...

Going through the motions

After four months of physical therapy for my knee replacement, I graduated with honors.This was unfamiliar territory for me, a disciplined and concentrated program of making my body do things it had once done so effortlessly.

Acting Texas comptroller Kelly Hancock announces state revenue for fiscal 2025, August state sales tax collections

AUSTIN— Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today released totals for fiscal 2025 state revenues, in addition to announcing monthly state revenues for August.• General Revenue-related revenue for fiscal 2025 totaled $86.08 billion, up 2.7 percent from fiscal 2024.• All Funds revenue was $183.05...