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The Fort Stockton ISD bond funds have been put to use in a rapid manner since the past November and May election. More significant renovations and additions to the district will be occurring in the months ahead.

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It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The Pecos County Commissioner’s Court heard an update on the status of the Lancium facility at its Feb. 27 meeting, and discussed amendments to the Chapter 381 Economic Development Agreement between the company and the county. The 110-acre, 325-megawatt campus is located just northwest of Fort Stockton off the Pecos Highway and is billed as a large-scale flexible data center that is home to bitcoin mining hosting, as well as other applications.

The Fort Stockton City Council approved an application request from Eleno Flores for a specific use permit for a mobile home park in the area adjacent to 13th Street and Williams – an area zoned as a onefamily dwelling district.

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Fort Stockton Independent School District’s longest standing campus will soon be demolished following a decision made by the school board on Monday. The Fort Stockton ISD School Board unanimously approved a demolition bid from West Texas Contractors, in the amount of $332,750 on Feb.

Fort Stockton’s city council on Feb. 27 approved Resolution 23-106R, which authorizes the city to apply for a grant for assistance under the rules and regulations of Rural Utilities Service from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Until it was pumped dry in the 1960s, Comanche Springs was among Texas’ six largest springs, flowing at least 30 million gallons a day onto the dry earth of Pecos County. The springs created a desert oasis that earned Fort Stockton the title of Spring City across West Texas.