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2021 cotton crop likely to wrap up in Spur in late February

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The 2021 cotton growing season is coming to a close, a year that had a lot of ups and downs for cotton farmers and ginners.

In Dickens County, it’s Argo-go-go

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Anyone who’s watched a major television event in recent days, browsed the Internet or read the national news can appreciate that blockchain technology and bitcoin are the hottest trends going in the global economy. (Even Walmart jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon with some December 30 trademark registrations.)

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Argo announces Helios facility exterior complete

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Matt Nackino, head of design and construction for Argo Blockchain, the international cryptocurrency company building a U.S. location in Dickens County between McAdoo and Afton, announced in a video on LinkedIn and Twitter on January 5 that the firm’s Helios facility’s main structure and outside facade are officially complete.

West Texas town wraps filming stint for hit TV series

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For a few recent weeks in King County, Texas, Samuel Burk Burnett himself might’ve turned the corner and tipped his hat to say hello to mustachioed wranglers and calico-skirted ladies and felt completely at home.

Dickens Commission approves consideration of reinvestment zone for Broad Reach Power

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In the monthly meeting of the Dickens County commission Jan. 10, 2020, the court took another step toward enhancing the energy corridor in the northern region of Dickens County.

Exhibitors ready for 80th Annual Kent County Livestock Show, Jan. 14–15

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It’s livestock show time again in Kent County, with this year marking eight decades of the event featuring local 4-H and FFA youngsters and their animals.

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KENT COUNTY JUNIIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW will be held Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 13–15, at the Kent County Stock Show Barn in Clairemont.

Spur ISD board approves redistricting plan

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At the regular meeting of the Spur Independent School District Board on December 20, 2021, trustees unanimously approved the redistricting plan based on the 2020 Census (see map below for new districts).

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