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2021 Community Calendar Community Services

SPUR VISITOR CENTER at 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@ gmail.com or call (806) 271-3097. THE SPUR AREA FOOD BANK serves families throughout Dickens County.

Abilene to build bitcoin center

• Argo Blockchain hiring in the works. The firm, which had originally planned to inform Dickens County job applicants of decisions by Dec. 24, said it had not made final decisions by that date.

JGISD board approves new security camera proposal

In the monthly meeting of the Jayton-Girard Independent School District board of trustees Dec.

Our most underreported stories of 2021

This newspaper is the last issue of the year. On our front page you’ll see our Year in Review digest, a time-honored tradition of newspapers to provide perspective for what we’ve all just been through.

State’s workforce surpasses pre-pandemic high

AUSTIN—The Texas labor market exceeded the previous pre-pandemic high in February 2020 by hitting just under 13 million nonagricultural jobs in November, the Texas Workforce Commission reported last Friday. The adjusted jobless rate was 5.2% last month, down slightly from the previous month.

Spur City Council awards one-time premium payments to city workers

At a special called meeting of Spur City Council at 10:00 a.m. November 30, council members considered allocation of premium pay to essential city employees from awarded CLFRF relief funds.

Dickens Commissioners approve abatement for Broad Reach Power

In the regular monthly meeting of the Dickens County Commissioners December 13, 2021, the court approved a tax batement for Broad Reach Power regarding its 200MW energy storage facility. The motion passed 4-1 with Dennis Wyatt voting against.

Kent County designated continguous county in USDA natural disaster areas

Last week, Kent County was listed among the 10 contiguous counties and three primary counties eligible for natural disaster emergency assistance. Within Texas, primary counties eligible due to recent drought are Fisher, Jones and Scurry.

A humble appreciation to collaborators and contributors

If you look at the folio of this page (the tiny type at the top of the page that tells you the date and page number) it will read THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2021. It seems only fitting on the eve of Christmas Eve that we thank the people who help us create the newspaper’s content, week in, week out.

2021 Community Calendar

Community Services SPUR VISITOR CENTER at 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@ gmail.com or call (806) 271-3097. THE SPUR AREA FOOD BANK serves families throughout Dickens County.