September 2025

Local health care providers in West Texas, including those serving communities like Fort Stockton, are set to benefit from a new initiative aimed at enhancing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) care in rural areas.

The Pecos County Senior Citizens Center is hosting a Labor Day potluck lunch this Friday, September 5, at noon, inviting all members and anyone interested in joining to celebrate the recent holiday.

Pull out your dancing shoes and get set for an evening of fun on Saturday, September 27, when the Rotary Club of Fort Stockton hosts its annual Cruise Party at the Pecos County Civic Center.

The Museum of the Big Bend is set to present its 39th Annual Trappings of Texas, the nation’s longest-running exhibit and sale dedicated to Western art and custom cowboy gear, with opening weekend events scheduled for Sept. 18-20.

Most TxDOT survey work includes establishing property boundaries, making maps and other above-ground tasks to prepare an area for design and construction.

The Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University has released the schedule for its Fall 2025 Guided Hikes on Hancock Hill, a quarterly series led by subject-matter experts.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation redrawing Texas’ congressional map on Friday. A lawsuit challenging the redrawn districts as being racially discriminatory was filed even before the bill became law.

I attended a meeting with the Deputy Director of Gobbledygook — and his interpreter — to learn why government rules, regulations and guidance documents are so hard to read and understand.

The Fort Stockton Panthers officially opened their 2025 football season last week, with the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman squads all taking the field against the San Angelo Lake View Chiefs. It was a week filled with lessons, grit, and flashes of promise across all levels of the program.

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