February 2026

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Body A researcher was successfully rescued from the remote and treacherous Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County Tuesday night after a rockfall left her injured hundreds of feet underground.

Body Tom Scott of Midland, Texas died on February 1. Tom was born in Houston, Texas on January 31, 1934 to Mary Alice Ransom and Earle Hester Scott and was raised in Richmond, Texas. After his mother married Stephen S. Perry Jr.

Body The Fort Stockton City Council moved to expand local housing and secure future infrastructure funding during a regular meeting February 9. Leaders authorized a neighborhood zoning exception and ordered a May special election to reauthorize a dedicated street maintenance tax.

Body On Saturday, February 21 at 2 p.m. the Fort Stockton Film Society will present Clint Eastwood in Grand Torino. Clint Eastwood plays a retired Ford Motor company worker in Korean war veteran who has watched his neighborhood change as immigrants come in.

Body History breathed through the Espino Conference Center on Saturday, February 7, as descendants and devotees of the Big Bend gathered for the 33rd Pioneer Reunion.

Body This Friday, February 13, at noon, the Pecos County Senior Citizen’s Center will host a Valentine’s celebration at the Large Community Hall. The meal will be an Italian feast.

Body The Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (MPGCD) has scheduled a regular board meeting for February 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.

Body The Fort Stockton City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday, February 17, to deliberate on a key property agreement. The meeting is set to begin at 12:00 p.m. at the council's meeting location at 121 West Second Street.

Body CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Early voting in the March 3 primary begins Monday, Feb. 17 and concludes on Friday, Feb.