February 2022

County discusses helicopter agreement

A secondary company for aerial hunting and game management could be in the county’s future come the end of this year. The Pecos County Commissioners Court discussed the 2020 Agreement for Helicopter Services with Trans-Pecos Aviation LLC at a special workshop held on Tuesday, Feb.
Helicopter

City settles freeze utility debt

Nearing the one-year anniversary of last year’s freeze in February, the City of Fort Stockton came to an agreement with West Texas Gas Marketing LLC for a utility rate spike that left the city with a $754,091.30 bill from last year’s catastrophic weather occurrence.
Fort Stockton freeze

Turnkey Realty Ribbon Cutting

Turnkey Realty held a ribbon cutting ceremony by the Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 27 at its newly renovated office located at 804 N. Main St. Owner of the property and Turnkey Realtor Angie Miles provided food and beverages for over 50 guests that attended.
TURNKEY REALTY RIBBON CUTTING

City of Fort Stockton combats multiple water leaks

The City of Fort Stockton’s water and wastewater departments joined forces last Friday as four infrastructure leaks were reported and repaired throughout the day. “We had four water leaks happen within eighteen hours,” said Interim Public Works Director Luis Guerra.
The City’s water and waste water employees repaired a water leak in 33-degree weather last Friday. The pictured leak behind the Mi Casita restaurant was one of four that occurred throughout the day. Photo by Jeremy Gonzalez