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SPOTLIGHT ON CHAMBER CHRISTMAS BALL 2021

SPUR POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT

The officers of the Spur Police Department responded to a total of 32 calls for service during the weeks from Dec. 11 to Dec. 17 and Dec. 18 to Dec. 24, 2021: 4 Traffic related 2 Terroristic threat 1 Stand by 1 Unauthorized use of motor vehicle 1 Information call 3 Welfare checks 2 Vehicle...

Texas Spur County Roundup

GARZA Post Area ‘Chamber After Hours’ set for Jan. 6 at Happy State Bank POST—The first quarterly Post Area “Chamber After Hours” has been set for Thursday, Jan. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Happy State Bank at 210 N. Broadway.

Texas becoming home to bitcoin mining

• Texas is quickly becoming the new home for Bitcoin mining. Spur, Texas is the on forefront of this new industry as it welcomes Argo Blockchain to Dickens County. Sen. Ted Cruz recently said,“I would like to see Texas become the center of the universe for bitcoin and crypto.”

2022 Kent County Jr. Livestock Show dates set

Dates for the 2022 Kent County Junior Livestock Show show are Friday and Saturday, January 14 and 15. All events are open to the public and are held at the Kent County Stock Show Barn in Clairemont, Texas. Questions? Call (806) 237-3751.

Spur Senior Citizens

The Spur Senior Citizens Center, located at 210 Burlington Ave., will be serving a noon meal Monday through Friday. The dining room is open, or if you feel more comfortable during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are offering a curbside lunch you can reserve by calling (806) 271-4472.

New books, new readers at the Spur library

Happy New Year from all of us at the Dickens County Spur Public Library. This past month has been filled with many joyous holiday memories. We had two craft nights with some amazing crafters and hope to keep crafting into the New Year.

Onion calendar rain prediction

If we could peer into the future to see what next year may bring, would we really want to know?

Peppermint meringues put a bit of pizzazz in the new year

Who’s ready to ring in 2022? Bidding farewell to 2020 was long awaited with the year we had. But I’d say 2021 has brought its own share of challenges. I do try to focus on some of the wonderful aspects of this past year; there were certainly many things to be thankful for.

State steps up DUI enforcement during holidays

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION AUSTIN—The Texas Department of Transportation has kicked off its statewide “Drive Sober. No Regrets” drunk driving prevention program for the holidays.