February 2025

Body I remember when my wife and I were blessed with the arrival of a new grandson. I enjoyed watching mother and new baby together. She got up early in the morning and worked in the kitchen.

Body GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, regarding the crape myrtle bark scale – Southeastern Virginia has been battling this pest for years. The scale itself will not kill the plants.

Body Fort Stockton Pioneer.

Body GUEST COLUMNIST We sold my mom and dad’s dream home last autumn — the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired midcentury modern house they called home for 25 years. Staying put is becoming more commonplace in America.

Body CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Texas House members filed a bevy of education bills last week, including a proposed $8 billion investment in public education and a voucher bill that ties the amount of money spent for private schooling to the dollar amount provided to public schools.

Body Dear Fort Stockton Pioneer Team and Readers, It has been an honor, a privilege, and a joy to have served as your General Manager at the Fort Stockton Pioneer.

Body 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.

Body Offender: ROLAND RIVAS GARCIA Offense: RESIST ARREST SEARCH OR TRANSPORT Offense Date: 02/13/2020 Arresting Agency: Ft. Stockton Police Department County Cause No.

Body Fort Stockton Intermediate School’s Student of the Month Fort Stockton Middle School’s Student of the Month Alamo’s Student of the Month Apache’s Student of the Month Fort Stockton High School’s Student of the Month.

Body Pecos County Water Control District #1 is pleased to announce that on February 11, Dudley McKissack, President, appointed Lea Daggett to the Water District Board. Lea Daggett is a lifelong resident of Pecos County with a family history in ranching.