February 2025

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The Pecos County Memorial Hospital District (PCMHD) Board of Directors convened on February 18, to discuss key issues affecting the hospital’s operations, finances, and policies. The meeting, held in the classroom at Pecos County Memorial Hospital, covered a range of topics, including financial reports, medical staff appointments, and critical policy updates.

Blue Origin has secured a $7 million grant from the Texas Space Commission to enhance its horizontal first-stage booster engine test facility. The funding will enable the addition of subcooling capacity, allowing for the use of energy-dense propellants in the company’s New Glenn program. New Glenn, a reusable heavy-lift rocket, is central to Blue Origin’s longterm vision of expanding human and industrial activity in space.

The Fort Stockton City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, February 10, at 5:30 p.m. at 121 West Second Street. The meeting covered a wide range of topics, including a public hearing, updated ordinances, and regular business items.

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With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our father, John Alfred Nelson, who departed from this world and entered his heavenly home on January 4. He had recently celebrated his 90th birthday with family and friends at his ranch where he had been living for the last 17 years.

Our beloved Father, Larry Charles Boyd, passed away early Friday morning, February 7. Larry was born December 2, 1955, in Greensville, North Carolina to Ellen Loraine Starnes and Charles Fuller Boyd.