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Please read John 20:1-18 Many of the most significant events in scripture occur in darkness. According to John, it was still dark when Mary went out to the tomb on Easter morning Moses led the people out of Egypt when it was dark.

The Fort Stockton High School JV Panthers made their way to Big Lake Thursday to continue tournament play in preparation for district after spring break. Taking a mixed doubles and two girls singles, all were able to come away with wins in their respective brackets that contained anyone from 1A-6A competition. While all played hard, one person to highlight is freshman, Valeria Palacios. Palacios was able to walk away with 3rd place in Girls Singles.

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Wildfires in the Texas Panhandle caused significant cattle losses for individual ranchers, but should not impact beef cattle markets or consumers, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the case of this creamy Tuscan chicken gnocchi, they aren’t wrong. Sadly, the transfer of digital photography to newsprint does not do the sight of this dish justice. The buttery, creamy shine of herbcovered chicken and tender gnocchi will leave your mouth watering in anticipation.

It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 504,900 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 40,600 criminal arrests, with more than 36,300 felony charges. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 469 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission. Texas has also transported: *Over 12,500 migrants to Washington, D.C. since April 2022 *Over 39,600 migrants to New York City since August 2022 *Over 32,500 migrants to Chicago since August 2022 *Over 3,400 migrants to Philadelphia since November 2022 *Over 16,900 migrants to Denver since May 18 *Over 1,500 migrants to Los Angeles since June 14 Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by the Biden Administration’s refusal to secure the border. Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Joe Biden’s open border policies.

*MANUEL DOMINGO URESTE, III, DOB 9/11/2000, offense date 5/19/2023 (CR-25584, Racing On Highway) ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS in the County Jail, suspended for SIX (6) MONTHS on Community Supervision; $500.00 General Fine; $0.00 Mandatory Fines; $0.00 Restitution; $270.00 Court Costs; $82.00 Reimbursement Fees; zero (0) hours of community service; $60.00 monthly Community Supervision Fee; Special Conditions: NONE.

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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: Is my Texas mountain laurel OK to leave alone, or do its trunks need to be cabled together? It doesn’t move at all when you push on it. I’m not fond of the branches that are growing into one another, but I can’t tell from the photos if there would be any way to trim the plant to remove one or two of them.