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DO SOMETHING!

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YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO Your guide to local places to go and things to do! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail litzy.rodriguez@ fortstocktonpioneer.com MAY 9 Desert Pines Golf Course, Thursday Night Scramble, 5:30p.m. (Tee Off 6p.m.) MAY 9 Karaoke Night, Joe’s Place Cantina, 10 p.m.- 1a.m.
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Demand for meat goats continue to grow

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The nuances of the meat goat market make numbers harder to track compared to other livestock, but demand definitely continues to rise, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Jake Thorne, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension sheep and goat specialist, San Angelo, said meat goats are a specialty item and not marketed via traditional livestock producer-to-consumer logistical chains.

Groundwater District denies petition

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The Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (MPCGD) board met for their regular meeting on April 16 at 10 a.m. The quorum was met with only one board member absent, Mr. Larry Drgac. Present were Jerry McGuairt (President representing Precinct 1), Janet Growth (Vice President representing Precinct 1), M.R. Gonzalez (Secretary/ Treasurer, representing Precinct 2), Puja Boinpally (Director representing Precinct 2), Weldon Blackwelder (Director, representing Precinct 3), Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. (Director, representing Precinct 4), Ronald Cooper (Director, representing Precinct 4), Vanessa Cardwell (Director, representing Fort Stockton), Jeff Sims (Director, representing Iraan) and Alan Childs (Director, at large). There were multiple attendees connected via Zoom call.

Election Day is May 4

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May 4 is general election day in Pecos County, depending on what precinct or ward you fall under, you still have time to vote. On the ballot this election cycle are two Fort Stockton Independent School District Board of Trustee seats, two Pecos County Hospital District seats, two Pecos County Water Improvement District seats, and the Red Bluff Water Control Power District.