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BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS 12/2-7 Denver City Tournament – Away 12/10 Permian – Home 12/12-14 Brownfield Tournament – Away 12/12-14 Van Horn Tournament – Away 12/17 Midland High Away 12/19-21 Sanderson Tournament - Away 12/19-21 Balmorhea Tournament - Away 1/3 Seminole - Home 1/7 Monahans - Away 1/10 Pecos - Home 1/14 Andrews - Home 1/17 Greenwood - Away 1/21 Seminole - Away 1/24 Monahans - Home 1/28 Pecos - Away 1/31 Andrews - Away 2/4 Greenwood - Home Senior Night HIGH SCHOOL BOYS 12/2-7 Denver City Tournament – Away 12/10 Crane – Away 12/12-14 WT Shootout – Home 12/12-14 Van Horn Tournament – Away 12/17 Alpine - Away 12/19-21 Wink Tournament - Away 12/20-21 Sanderson Tournament - Away 1/4 Presidio - Away 1/7 Open - Open 1/10 Pecos - Home 1/14 Andrews - Home 1/17 Greenwood - Away 1/21 Seminole - Away 1/24 Monahans - Home 1/28 Pecos - Away 1/31 Andrews - Away 2/4 Greenwood - Home Senior Night 2/7 Seminole – Home 2/11Monahans - Away MIDDLE SCHOOL 12/9 Greenwood - Away 12/16 Seminole - Away 1/9 Monahans - Home 1/13 Pecos - Away 1/16-18 Andrews Tournament - Away 1/20 Andrew - Away 1/27 Greenwood - Home POWERLIFTING PROWLERS AND PANTHERS 1/11 Monahans 1/18 Home 1/25 Andrews 2/8 Kermit 2/15 Greenwood – Last Girl’s Qualifier 2/22 TBA – Last Boy’s Qualifier 2/28-3/1 Big Spring – Girl's Regionals 3/7-8 Abilene Wylie – Boy's Regionals 3/12-15 Edinburg – Girl’s State 3/20-22 Abilene – Boy's State SWIMMING 12/7 Odessa Permian Invitational - Away 12/14 Seminole Christmas Invitational – Away 1/2-4 Andrews Invitational Diving, Preliminaries, and Finals - Away 1/18 Monahans District 2-4A Championship Away 1/31-2/1 Andrews Region 4A Championship, Preliminaries and Finals - Away 2/13-14 San Antonio 4A and under State Championships – Away GOLF 1/31-2/2 Monahans 2/7-8 Pecos 2/14-15 Home 2/17-18 McCamey 2/19 Seminole 2/21-22 Lubbock 2/24-25 Iraan 2/28-3/1 Andrews 3/4-5 Wink 3/7-8 Seminole 3/17-18 Alpine.

Paralleling US Highway 90 to the west from Valentine is the Sierra Vieja range. A barrier between the Rio Grande and the Davis Mountains, this range is pierced by a pass west of Valentine. This location has a varied and unique history. It was the site of the last engagement between the Apache and the U.S. Army, where the military was also primarily represented by a group of Native Americans. It was also the location of isolated army post constructed to protect the border from incursions during the “border troubles” of the early 20th Century.

HEAD OVER MEALS Christmas is just around the corner, which means Thanksgiving. This, in turn, means that Christmas is just a few short weeks away after that day full of food and football.

Fort Stockton Pioneer.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, A squirrel must have planted a bur oak acorn in one of our pots last year because we were blessed with a seedling this spring. It grew well (27 inches tall), although it was attacked by a fungus this fall.

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: MICHAEL MATHEWS CAMPBELL Offense: DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED BAC >=0.15 Offense Date: 01/22/2024 Arresting Agency: Department of Public Safety County Cause No.: CR-25818 Sentencing Date: 10/30/2024 Sentencing: DEFENDANT PLED GUILTY AND WAS SENTENCED TO – ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS in the County Jail, suspended for NINE (9) MONTHS on Community Supervision; $0.00 General Fine; $200.00 Mandatory Fines; $60.00 Restitution; $270.00 Court Costs; $110.00 Reimbursement Fees; zero (0) hours of community service; $60.00 monthly Community Supervision Fee Offender: MARIO JOE HERNANDEZ Offense: DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 1ST OFFENSE Offense Date: 06/23/2024 Arresting Agency: Department of Public Safety County Cause No.: CR-26027 Sentencing Date: 10/30/2024 Sentencing: DEFENDANT PLED GUILTY AND WAS SENTENCED TO - ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS in the County Jail, suspended for SIX (6) MONTHS on Community Supervision; $500.00 General Fine; $200.00 Mandatory Fines; $0.00 Restitution; $270.00 Court Costs; $110.00 Reimbursement Fees; zero (0) hours of community service; $60.00 monthly Community Supervision Fee. Offender: RAMON RIVERA HINOJOS, JR Date of Birth: 12/16/1992 Offense: CRIMINAL TRESPASS Offense Date: 05/26/2024 Arresting Agency: Ft. Stockton Police Department County Cause No.: CR-25982 Sentencing Date: 10/31/2024 Sentencing: DEFENDANT PLED GUILTY TO- TIME SERVED SIXTEEN (16) DAYS in the County Jail; $0.00 General Fine; $0.00 Mandatory Fines; $0.00 Restitution; $0.00 Court Costs; $0.00 Reimbursement Fees. Offender: JASON MATTHEW HUGHES Date of Birth: 06/23/1982 Offense: DRIVING WHILE LICENSE INVALID Offense Date: 07/23/2023 Arresting Agency: Ft. Stockton Police Department County Cause No.: CR-25661 Sentencing Date: 10/30/2024 Sentencing: DEFENDANT HAS ENTERED INTO A 6 MONTH PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM WITH A $500.00 FEE Offender: NORMAN DAVID ORTIZ CASTRO Date of Birth: 05/08/1988 Offense: POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA

San Antonio – In an exciting move to promote wildlife conservation and celebrate the beauty of Texas, Wildlife in Focus (WIF) is expanding its renowned photo contest statewide in 2025. The expansion comes with a record $40,000 in prize packages, marking a significant milestone for the competition that has captivated nature enthusiasts for over two decades.

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, the Big Bend National Park Communication Center received a 911 call from a group of hikers reporting a gunshot and a seriously injured visitor at the summit of Emory Peak.

Rio Grande College will now be known as SRSU International following a unanimous vote of the Texas State University System (TSUS) Board of Regents at its regular meeting last week. The change applies only to the Eagle Pass, Del Rio and Uvalde instructional sites, reflecting the aspirations of those communities to establish a stand-alone, four-year university along the Texas-Mexico border.