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Cheesecake muffins the perfect base for spring strawberries

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Strawberries are always synonymous with spring. It’s certainly time to celebrate this popular berry. The produce sections have lots to offer, and the nurseries have wide varieties of plants if raising your own strawberries interests you.

Fire destroys Spur residence Sunday morning, occupants safe

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Sunday morning, April 3, before dawn a home in the 400 block of Willard Avenue in Spur was destroyed by fire. Emergency crews responded at 4:30 on Sunday morning, according to Spur fire chief Wess Abbott, who said that when firefighters were paged the house was already well involved in fire with occupants still inside.

Dickens county grass fire burns 2,300 acres; houses and livestock saved

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Amid high winds on the South Plains Friday afternoon, local residents, ranchers and first responders confirmed that fire danger in West Texas is no joke.

Lubbock man killed on US 82 when accidentally struck by Spur driver

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Last Friday, April 1, at 4:20 a.m., 26-year-old Austin D. Redder of Lubbock, was killed as a result of injuries sustained during a crash that occurred on U.S. Highway 82 seven miles east of Crosbyton.

Argo making progress

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ARGO BLOCKCHAIN’S HELIOS FACILITY recently reported progress in staff training as well as construction progress on its 126,000-square-foot cryptocurrency mining operation in northern Dickens County. In an earlier tweet showing Argo staffers lunching at TC’S Ponderosa Barbecue in Dickens, Argo CEO Peter Wall said, “Crypto mining is not just about reliable machines and low-cost renewables power — It’s also about having the best people!”

Texas Spur Country Roundup

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Jayton earns individual honors at Area OAP

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The Jayton-Girard ISD One Act Play season ended Saturday with competition at the area meet at Frenship last week. Their play, “Badger,” was not selected to advance to regional. However, three students were recognized with individual honors.

SPOTLIGHT ON SAGERTON HEE HAW

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SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR FARMERS’ MARKET

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New books, new readers at the Spur library

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Mark your calendars for Thursday May 5, 2022, aka Cinco de Mayo. The Friends of the Library will be having a Fiesta Pile-On fundraising supper from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. at the library. For a suggested donation of $10 you will get a meal, drink and dessert to either eat in or carry out.