Breaking ground, things going on

- FM 611 IREN site -

IREN has earnestly started in on their new location on FM 611, by the Wetsel Substation in Fisher County. Click on the photo to see the detail of the water truck and earth moving machines. This will be a data center for mining bitcoin.

Fisher County ACE Hardware in Rotan has opened. It is now possible to buy whatever you need in Fisher County. A trip to Dollar General, Comprehensive  Land Management (chicken scratch), Ace and Thriftway will get the groceries.

There's been a lot of work going on in downtown Rotan on the median islands. They've been cleaned out and cleaned up, ready for new installments of electricity and artsy figures.

Nolan County will be having their yearly tax foreclosure sale tomorrow, March 4, at the courthouse in Sweetwater. Start time is 2 p.m.

Rattlesnake Round Up is coming up. This year it will be the weekend of March 14.

I've seen some spring time creatures moving around, either prairie dogs or lizards; they're too fast for me to identify. If they're moving, then rattlesnakes are bound to be, too.