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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved a revised recovery plan for the Mexican long-nosed bat, an endangered migratory bat from Mexico that is also found seasonally in West Texas and New Mexico. The revised recovery plan establishes downlisting and delisting criteria for the Mexican longnosed bat, which was listed as endangered on Sept. 30, 1988.

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Are you in the market for a new read? Your Fort Stockton Library has you covered. Here is a list of the new books received recently for you to enjoy. Free to all residents, visit the library in person or learn more at www.fort-stockton.lib.tx.us

This Saturday, June 27, at 7 p.m., the Fort Stockton Film Society will host a free screening of Chinatown at the Nelson Street Theater, 102 South Nelson. Doors open at 6:30, and free popcorn and drinks will be served. It’s all courtesy of our sponsor The Rea Charitable Trust.

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The Fort Stockton City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, July 22, at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Pro Tem James Warnock, Councilman Paul Jerome Chavez, Councilman Darren Hodges, Councilman Ruben J. Bernal, City Manager Frank Rodriguez III, and City Secretary Marina Cantu were in attendance. The meeting began with an invocation by Councilman Hodges.

The Pecos County Commissioners Court met in regular session at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 22. Precinct 3 Commissioner Mickie Jack Perry provided the invocation immediately after Judge Joe Shuster commenced the meeting. No minutes of previous meetings were approved during this session.

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To the Citizens of Fort Stockton, there will be a heavy Law Enforcement and First Responder presence at the Apache School and the Hospital Monday morning July 29, 2024, as we are conducting a full-scale Active School Shooter Drill. Do not be alarmed as this is a DRILL ONLY.

Dear Neil: Is there anything I can use to kill off these unwanted vines (see photos) without harming my Asian jasmine? That is a really impressive planting of Asian jasmine, and I can see why you would want to protect it. I believe you have Hall’s honeysuckle, the wild form that has become naturalized (not a true native, but an invasive nonnative).