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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.

Offender: JEREMY ROSAS ORTIZ Offense: RESIST ARREST SEARCH OR TRANSPORT Offense date: 09/22/2022 Arresting agency: ft. Stockton police department County cause no.: Cr-25233 Sentencing date: 11/25/2024 Sentencing: DEFENDANT PLED GUILTYTIME SERVED THREE HUNDRED SIXTY (360) DAYS in the county jail; $0.00 general fine; $0.00 mandatory fines; $0.00 restitution; $0.00 court costs; $0.00 reimbursement fees.

Sul Ross State University is celebrating the success of its Lobos LEAD program, which launched in Fall 2023. Data shows that SRSU retained freshmen participating in the LEAD program from 2023 to 2024 at a rate 23.5 percent higher than their peers.

The late afternoon shadows were lengthening across the valley floor as two heavily loaded supply wagons, an army ambulance, a passenger coach carrying seven civilians, followed by a mounted guard consisting of one sergeant and two enlisted men, made their way down the rocky hillside into the safety of Fort Lancaster.

It has been 24 years since the last day Texas highways saw no traffic fatalities, and state officials are renewing their call for safer driving habits. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) are joining forces to combat a grim, ongoing reality: for nearly a quarter-century—every single day—at least one life has been lost on Texas roadways.

Jolly Ole’ Paisano Pete

Families across Pecos County have a new reason to celebrate this holiday season. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, an internationally recognized literacy program that has provided millions of free children’s books across the globe, officially launched in the region on Thursday.

Parading Holiday Cheer

In the wake of Texas State Parks celebrating their centennial year in 2023, nearly $2 million in privately raised funds have yielded a wave of accessibility- focused projects and visitor enhancements across the Lone Star State. The projects, initiated and supported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) in collaboration with private donors, foundations, and corporations, are now in place at many parks, with more expected to roll out in the future.

The Pecos County Commissioners Court met Monday morning on December 9 at the Pecos County Courthouse to address a full slate of agenda items, ranging from establishing reinvestment zones to approving inter-local agreements for 2025.