March 2025

Pecos County State Bank has announced the appointment of banking veteran Weldon O. Hayes as its new Senior Vice President and Loan Officer, reinforcing the institution’s commitment to experienced leadership in commercial, agricultural, and real estate lending.

HOUSTON— Sisters Meagan and Madison Hanson proved to be a dynamic duo at this year’s Houston Livestock Show, each earning top honors in their respective competitions and showcasing their diverse talents in agriculture.

The Rotary Club of Fort Stockton stepped up to support the Lilah Smith Safe House on Saturday, March 23, with a day of hard work and generous donations. Eleven Rotarians and three volunteers—Anthony, Mason, and Kato May—came together to improve the facility, which provides refuge for survivors of domestic violence.

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO Your guide to local places to go and things to do! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail litzy.rodriguez@ fortstocktonpioneer. com MARCH27 Karaoke Night, Joe’s Place, 9pm MARCH28 Despicable Me (PG) Free Showing, West Texas Cinema – Fort Stockton Convention Center Theatre, 7:30pm MARCH29 Silver Spur Gun & Blade Show @ Fort Stockton Convention Center, 9am-5pm MARCH29 FSFS Presents: Rebel Without a Cause (Free Showing), Nelson Street Theatre, 7 pm MARCH30 Silver Spur Gun &Blade Show @ Fort Stockton Convention Center 10 am 4pm.

Pecos County EMS is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of both our communities and our EMS personnel. In line with this commitment, we are announcing a significant change in our emergency response policy.

The Fort Stockton Film Society will present a free community screening of the landmark 1955 film “Rebel Without a Cause” on Saturday, March 29, at the Nelson Street Theater located at 102 South Nelson.

New Books of the Week: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb The Crash by Freida McFadden Blood over Bright Haven by M.L.

Theresa J. Keener, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on March 23, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Born on October 2, 1931, in St. Hedwig, Texas, she lived a life filled with love, kindness, and dedication to her family.

The Flame Nebula, located about 1,400 light-years away from Earth, is a hotbed of star formation less than 1 million years old. Within it, there are objects so small that their cores will never be able to fuse hydrogen like fullfledged stars — brown dwarfs. Astronomers have long debated how small brown dwarfs can be. Now, a new study sheds light on this question by finding the lowest mass brown dwarfs yet.