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The downtown Alpine business district has not seen such devastation from fire since 1911 when a fire broke out and destroyed the entire downtown area. But just like everyone who lives here today, those folks were resilient, coming together to rebuild their livelihood.

Sul Ross State University is pleased to introduce Sully Shelf, an innovative new partnership with Follett Access to reduce the cost of textbooks and course materials for students starting with the Fall 2024 semester.

Monday, May 31 we will honor those men and women who gave their lives while serving our country. So many died during the American Civil War in their memory flowers or wreaths were placed on the graves of loved ones and later to any soldier that had given their life while serving. May 30, 1886 was designated as the day to honor them but in 1971 the day was changed to the last Monday of May. We will celebrate it nationally by the placing of a wreath on the grave of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC. Small flags or red flowers can be placed on the graves or by the wearing of a red poppy to honor them. I hope we never forget the price they paid for the freedoms we enjoy.

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.

Incumbent Tony Gonzales, U.S. House, District 23 has again prevailed over republican challenger Brandon Herrara. In a spirited highly advertised run-off election, Gonzales garnered a 15,023 (50.07%) to Herreras’ 14,616 (49.3%), according to the Associated Press with 98.99% of the votes totaled. Locally, 514 Pecos County residents voted to keep Gonzales (263 votes) to Herreras’ (254 votes). All votes are unofficial until canvased.

At the recent May 23 Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously voted to ban the canned hunting of mountain lions and to require that live mountain lions not be held in traps for longer than 36 hours.

1 Corinthians 10:3-4 “They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.” This is one of those verses from Paul that we sometimes like to skip over because it requires us to think a little bit. To put this verse in context, Paul is talking about the children of Israel in the desert not long after they passed through the Red Sea. The people are in need of water, and they are still questioning whether God will provide for them which seems to be an ongoing theme, despite all the miracles that they have been privy to. How can they walk through the Red Sea with walls of water on both sides that close after they pass, swallowing up the Egyptian army? But they still have their doubts. Their survivalist instincts kick in and now that the imminent danger of the Egyptian soldiers has been dealt with, they are getting back to the basics. Where in this desert wilderness where are they going to get food and water? Why has God brought them all this way just to watch them die of thirst and starvation? Better a slave in Egypt rather than a corpse in the desert. And we all know that God provided mana for them to eat, and Moses struck a rock which started gushing water. How strange it is that even with all their needs provided, they still find reason to complain.

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Alley Oop, the historic, iconic, and popular cartoon created by V.T. Hamlin in 1932, will celebrate another anniversary with the Alley Oop Days festival.

The Fort Stockton City Council met on Tuesday, May 28, at 121 West Second Street for their regularly scheduled meeting. Mayor Paul Casias and Councilman RJ Bernal arrived at the meeting after it started, so Mayor Pro-tem James Warnock commenced the meeting at 5:30 p.m.