New IREN project

The Fisher County Commissioners showed surprise when a citizen speaking at the monthly meeting expressed concern about new construction by IREN on SH 92. They appeared not to be aware of the project.

This is the Sweetwater 2 project, set just to the west of Hamlin, within the Fisher County bounds.

KTAB TV in Abilene reported on the project March 10, 2025. Specific site information was not given, other than it was to be located 28 miles from the Sweetwater 1 project. 

Sweetwater 1 is located on FM 611 in Fisher County. 

Both sites are in Fisher County. The city of Sweetwater is in Nolan County.

The commissioners meeting can be viewed on the Fisher County Courthouse Texas YouTube channel.

The KTAB article can be viewed on Big Country Home Page. 

Longworth Community Center to be auctioned

At 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, parcel 32152 will be sold by auction at the Fisher County Courthouse.

The county owned property consists of 1.36 acres and a 2,040 square foot building. It's appraised at $46,320 by the appraisal district.

It is located just off FM 57, on the north-east side of Longworth. 

There is no minimum bid. 

 

Update:

The Longworth Community Center property was sold to Alexandria Rivas of Roby for $23,500. 

This 'n' that

- Hobbs School,  2005  -

I found myself talking to the laundry this morning. Not out loud, but I sent a thought to a pair of fuzzy pink socks that keep shredding into the load. "You better watch out or you'll go in the trash!" I told them. It was probably an empty threat, as they're very comfortable to wear. I leave tissues in pockets all the time and wash them, leaving bits on everything. I haven't quit using Kleenex, so the socks are probably safe.

I hashed over IREN changing from bitcoin mining to artificial intelligence. Sometimes it's called crypto mining, which doesn't seem like a word interchangeable with bitcoin mining, but I don't know what either one is, so potato, potahto. I also don't know what AI cloud is, but it's not important to my point. If this helps IREN to pay off their debt earlier, I would think that's good for the county. I'm not going to hurt my mind by thinking about it more deeply at this time. 

IREN's Sweetwater 2 site is out on FM 419 in Fisher County, by the old Claytonville gas plant. It seems like they're in a good position to change since it's still in the building phase. What do I know? Nothing.

I hit a benchmark in December. I've been writing on this here website for 20 years. I posted the first photo used on the blog, taken in 2005. It's of the Hobbs School, which was being used for a multi-county GED program at that time. It was sold in 2012 to the Gordon Family, who continue to own it.