November 2025

Special Meeting Alert

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The Fort Stockton City Council has scheduled a Special City Council Meeting for Monday, December 1, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the standard location, 121 West Second Street.

Pecos County Memorial Hospital Board Approves Key Contracts

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Staffing and Major Tax Abatement Deals The Pecos County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors held a regular session on November 18, dedicating significant time to financial reports, substantial economic development agreements, essential contracts, and a major overhaul of employee benefits. The meeting, held in the hospital district classroom, addressed a complex array of administrative and strategic items critical to the district’s future operations and financial sustainability.

Peggie Gene Sharp Yeary

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Peggie Gene Sharp Yeary passed from this life with family and friends by her side, peacefully and from natural causes, and was finally reunited with our dad on Saturday November 8, in Fort Stockton, Texas.
Peggie Gene Sharp Yeary

Eula Belle Huffman

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Eula Belle Huffman, 89, passed away on October 3, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas following a life both well-lived and well-loved. Whether you knew her as Eula, Cissie, Mom or Noni, you were left with an imprint of kindness and compassion that will stay with you forever.
Eula Belle Huffman

Fort Stockton’s Historic Treasure

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Seventy years ago, the Annie Riggs Memorial Museum began its life as a public historic landmark, marked by a solemn and significant dedication ceremony. The historic transfer of the property, previously known as the Riggs Hotel, to the community for use as a museum was noted on the front page of the local Pioneer paper in the November 24, 1955, issue.
Checking In — Pictured here is a photo of the Riggs Hotel 120 years ago, before it became a museum. Photo courtesy of the Annie Riggs Memorial Museum

Fort Stockton Community Mobilizes for Annual Thanksgiving Meal Outreach

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In a truly exceptional reflection of Thanksgiving and community service, the remarkable success of an annual Thanksgiving meal outreach event continues to grow in scale. This community-driven project was started approximately 14 years ago by Olga Gonzalez and focuses on providing full, hot Thanksgiving meals to the elderly residents of Fort Stockton.

ARREST REPORT

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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.