October 2024

Upcoming Shows for Nelson Street

The Fort Stockton Community Theatre has some exciting theatrics on the horizon for the last few months of the year, and everyone is invited. Thanks to a grant from The Rea Charitable Trust, “Las Nuevas Tamaleras,” a bilingual comedy written by Alicia Mena, will take the stage on Saturday, Nov.

Texas A&M working with Homeland Security

The disruption of the food supply chain during the first few years of COVID made Americans aware of how critical the ability to move agricultural products reliably, safely, and efficiently is, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts. A Texas A&M AgriLifeled team is doing its part to protect the U.S.

Accessibility in Astronomy Education

The Giant Magellan Telescope, for which The University of Texas in Austin is a founding partner, today announced the launch of Universo Expansivo, a new education program designed to increase accessibility in astronomy education, particularly for students with vision loss, through tactile astronomy...
Universo Expansivo includes a comprehensive set of multisensory materials and activities to supplement K-12 physical science learning in both informal and formal educational settings. Photo by Damien Jemison

ARREST REPORTS

Editor’s note: It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered evidence of guilt, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The following list is provided by the Pecos County Sheriff’s Department.

Is it foggy outside?

Well, it is getting close to that time of the year. I previously lived in a place out in the country where it was very easy to become disoriented if you left the house in foggy weather. Thankfully that only happened a few times.

Purpleheart cuttings are easily propagated in soil

Dear Neil, our neighbors planted a large bed of purpleheart groundcover this spring. They’ve been told it will freeze to the ground but sprout back again next spring. That means all the tops will freeze. Could they be harvested for use as cuttings this fall? When and how can I grow them?
Purpleheart cuttings are easily propagated in soil