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ON SHCEDULE The Argos Helios facility is on a timetable to be completed in the first half of 2022. The company announced to investors last week that the Dickens County location is moving ahead as planned. | ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PHOTO

Argo Blockchain announces exterior of Helios facility in Dickens County complete

Kay Ellington |

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Body Matt Nackino, head of design and construction for Argo Blockchain, the international cryptocurrency company building a U.S.

2022 Community Calendar

News Staff

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Body COMMUNITY SERVICES FOOD BANKS—FLOYDADA—Spirt of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874. LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2488. PLEASE CALL FOR HOURS DUE TO COVID-19. LOCKNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 124 S.

Thank you for being a friend

Back Stage Liz Adams Lizadams.news@gmail.com

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Body I can’t think of many American celebrities as universally beloved as Betty White.

Twenty-nine new laws in effect in January

Gary Borders For Texas Press Association

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Body AUSTIN—More than 20 new state laws went into effect as Texans rang in the New Year, with another half-dozen to go on the books on Jan. 18, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

A humble appreciation to collaborators and contributors

Kay Ellington

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Body 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.

State’s workforce surpasses pre-pandemic high

Texas Press Association

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Body 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.

2021 Community Calendar

News Staff

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

FLOYD COUNTY 4-H NEWS &ACTIVITY CALENDAR

Staff Reports

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Body DECEMBER 16: 4-H Club Officer Meeting at Main Street Pizza in Lockney 20: Radio Spots at KFLP for the Floyd County Stock Show – All Day 30: November Point Sheet due *UC = Unity Center, CEO = County Extension Office 2022 FLOYD COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW The date has been set...

Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering to meet in person again in ’22 Long-running event slated for Feb. 18–19 in Alpine

Staff Reports

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Body The Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering will be held in person once again February 18-19, 2022 in Alpine, Texas, on the campus of Sul Ross State University.

Gingerbread houses, traditional and new

News Staff

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Body I love a traditional gingerbread house, but Nordicware’s gingerbread Bundt pan is so cute, I just had to try it. I purchased mine last year at Whisk’d in Lubbock. It came with a recipe on the packaging. The cake was tasty, but I longed for a deeper, richer gingerbread flavor.

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