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Texas Spur Country's 2022 Top Ten

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You might say it was truly a year of ups and downs in the communities the Texas Spur covers.

New player in town: More about Galaxy Digital

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Galaxy Digital has agreed to acquire the Helios bitcoin mining facility from Argo Blockchain, “accelerating the expansion of our bitcoin mining operations and enabling us to act as a host for others,” according to a press release Dec. 28.

Argo Blockchain sells Dickens County Helios plant to Galaxy in $100M deal

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• Crypto firm “lives to fight another day,” says CEO Wall
• Dickens County jobs stable, swimming pool project
still hopeful, says county judge

In a news release Wednesday, Dec. 28, cryptocurrency miner Argo Blockchain Plc said it has sold its flagship Helios mining facility in Dickens County, Texas, for $65 million. An additional $35 million collateral loan from Galaxy will allow Argo to retain ownership of its mining equipment at Helios.

Texas Spur Country Roundup

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New Year’s Eve Dance at Paducah VFW Dec. 31

A fantasy of fruitcakes for fans

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he wants for Christmas is a fruitcake. Wow, what do I do with that bit of information? It’s true, I love to cook and bake, but I put myself in the group of people who fear those bright, artificially colored syrupy fruits, and the general heaviness of fruitcakes. But I know there must be beautiful ones to discover.

LIBRARY NOTES

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DONNICE CARRUTH | SPECIAL TO THE TEXAS SPUR

Christmas gifts to make with acorns

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busy the children that are home for the holiday break? While last week’s column on the biology of acorns is fresh in your mind—and maybe if the kids can be kept busy collecting them—here is an idea on what they can do with all those acorns.

TxDOT urges Texans to find a sober ride this holiday season

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since a drunk driver killed Azeza Salama’s fiancé and sent her and her two children to the hospital, but her memories of the crash remain as vivid as the day it happened.

Texas State Parks welcome participants in First Day Hikes Dec. 31, Jan. 1

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Arrington leads letter to appropriators in support of cotton farmers

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along with Representatives Ronny Jackson (TX-13) and August Pfluger (TX11), led several Texas colleagues in a letter to both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging leadership to support funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Emergency Relief Program (ERP) for the 2022 crop year. This crop season—particularly cotton—has faced historic production loss not only in West Texas, but across the entire nation.