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LET THE MINING BEGIN On May 5, some 75 local citizens joined lawmakers and Argo Blockchain staff and contractors in celebrating the launch of Argo’s Helios cryptocurrency mining facility in northern Dickens County. | CAPROCK COURIER

LET THE MINING BEGIN On May 5, some 75 local citizens joined lawmakers and Argo Blockchain staff and contractors in celebrating the launch of Argo’s Helios cryptocurrency mining facility in northern Dickens County. | CAPROCK COURIER

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Helios launches mining amid grand opening crowds

Barbara Brannon
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Body The video countdown to launch was scripted, and the flip of the switch at the end a ceremonial reneactment of the previous day’s power-up, but the real business of bitcoin locally began right in front of the crowd’s eyes May 5 during a public grand opening of Argo...
GUTHRIE STATE SILVER

GUTHRIE STATE SILVER

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GUTHRIE STATE SILVER

News Staff
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Body GUTHRIE STATE SILVER Congratulations to to Guthrie’s Coulter Reel, who earned a silver medal in the State UIL Feature Writing contest in Austin this past weekend. | COURTESY PHOTO
GUTHRIE STATE MEDALISTS

GUTHRIE STATE MEDALISTS

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GUTHRIE STATE MEDALISTS

News Staff
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Body GUTHRIE STATE MEDALISTS Congratulations go to the Guthrie UIL Academic Science team and coach and teacher Kent Ballard. The science team took home third place in the state. Brandon Passman earned second overall and second in physics. | COURTESY PHOTO
BOYD’S BITCOIN BYTES were served up by a Spur baker at Argo Blockchain’s grand opening May 5. | THE TEXAS SPUR

BOYD’S BITCOIN BYTES were served up by a Spur baker at Argo Blockchain’s grand opening May 5. | THE TEXAS SPUR

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CRYPTOCURRENCY CRIB SHEET: A guide to digital ‘gold’

News Staff
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Body Cryptocurrency is decentralized digital money that’s based on blockchain technology. You may be familiar with the most popular versions, Bitcoin and Ethereum, but there are more than 5,000 different cryptocurrencies in circulation. How Does Cryptocurrency Work?

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Motley County Senior Citizens Center Menu

News Staff
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Body The Motley County Senior Citizens is open to serve meals inside or for carry out from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. every weekday. Seating inside the center has been arranged to meet safety guidelines for dining 6 feet apart.
Bob Wills Day BBQ Cook Off 2022 Results

Bob Wills Day BBQ Cook Off 2022 Results

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Bob Wills Day BBQ Cook Off 2022 Results

News Staff
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Body The 3rd annual Bob Wills Day BBQ Cook Off was held last weekend in Turkey, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary Bob Wills Day.
SWINGIN’ AND SINGIN’ Jimmy Burson, singer and fiddle player from Silverton, confers Sunday morning with Sonny Rice of Sealy, bass player and once-a-year pastor of the Church of Western Swing in Turkey. The 10 a.m. service featured a sermon by Rice preceded by a music service led by Burson, with Rice on bass and Tommy Thomsen, church owner, playing an arch top guitar. | HANABA MUNN WELCH

SWINGIN’ AND SINGIN’ Jimmy Burson, singer and fiddle player from Silverton, confers Sunday morning with Sonny Rice of Sealy, bass player and once-a-year pastor of the Church of Western Swing in Turkey. The 10 a.m. service featured a sermon by Rice preceded by a music service led by Burson, with Rice on bass and Tommy Thomsen, church owner, playing an arch top guitar. | HANABA MUNN WELCH

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Burson leads Church of Western Swing in joyful noise during Bob Wills Day

Hanaba Munn Welch
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Body Can you dance at the Church of Western Swing during Bob Wills Day festivities in Turkey? Absolutely. Every night. The musicians are cream of the crop. Can you go to church there? Yes. Once a year during the week called Bob Wills Day. You just can’t sit on a front pew.
TEXAS WRITES A program for aspiring authors from the Writers League of Texas is coming to Spur and will be at the Dickens County Spur Library May 14 for free. | COURTESY GRAPHIC

TEXAS WRITES A program for aspiring authors from the Writers League of Texas is coming to Spur and will be at the Dickens County Spur Library May 14 for free. | COURTESY GRAPHIC

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‘Texas Writes’ coming to Spur May 14

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Body Texas Writes, a statewide program from the Writers’ League of Texas that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day focused on the craft of writing, will be in Spur Saturday, May 14 at 10 a.m. at the Dickens County-Spur Public Library.