May 2023

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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.

Education students at Sul Ross State University will be initiated into the Zeta Delta Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in a ceremony at the Gallego Center on Thursday, May 18, at 7 p.m. The 20 students include Jasmin Ballones (Eagle Pass), Darissa Cervantes (Del Rio), Fatima Diaz (Andrews), Michelle Evans (Del Rio), Beatriz Gomez-Gomez (Eagle Pass), Dawn Henry (Sabinal), Giselle Hernandez (Van Horn), Alexya Herrera (Eagle Pass), Elizabeth Lara (Eagle Pass), Richard Morris (Fort Stockton), Ivett Ramos (Presidio), Harlem Ramos (Fort Davis), Michelle Ruiz (Uvalde), Jose Salazar (Eagle Pass), Priscilla Sanchez (Del Rio), Luis Sandoval (El Paso), Ruby Sertuchi (Presidio), Charles Shewell (Huntsville), Victoria Ura (Eagle Pass) and Melissa Wesney (Alpine).

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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: I have an acre of native grasses that I normally mow one time per year, usually in January. This year I wasn’t able to do that, and now I have numerous purple verbena plants growing across it.

Carl Ryan fell long and hard for the Davis Mountains when he was just 10 years old. Decades later, that part of West Texas remains close to his heart. After reflecting on all the time his family has spent immersed in the best the region has to offer, he and wife Suzi Davidoff decided to honor those connections by giving back to Sul Ross State University— the place that ties it all together.

The Fort Stockton Community Theatre’s upcoming comedy, “Honky Tonk Hissy Fit,” written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten and directed by Alice Duerksen is preparing for performances Friday, May 12, through Wednesday, May 17, at The Nelson Street Theatre. Evening performances are at 7 p.m., and the Sunday Mother’s Day matinee (Moms get in free!) will be at 2 p.m. Doors will open 30 minutes before curtain.

Belding Farms, a 60-yearold pecan farm in Fort Stockton, has taken legal steps to halt renewal of a groundwater permit to export water out of Pecos County to protect its water rights and those of all others and to ensure sustainability of the aquifer.