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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.

Editor’s Note: A change in the political landscape with the election of a new mayor in Fort Stockton, a successful Water Carnival and crowning of a new Miss Fort Stockton, and a state championship relay team at Fort Stockton High School were among the events that made headlines in the Pioneer in 2023. Following are headlines, sports highlights and local happenings from the Fort Stockton Pioneer in 2023.

The Fort Stockton city council – minus mayor Paul Casias – held a special lunchtime meeting Tuesday to clarify the total acreage of a plot of land the city had originally put out for bid near the landfill and extended the deadline for bids. The city originally said it was 500 acres but clarified that to 360 acres on Tuesday.

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Sul Ross State University faculty and researchers will begin hosting monthly guided hikes on Hancock Hill in January. Each hike will have a theme and hike leader who serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) from Sul Ross State. Hike themes will vary each month with topics ranging from birds and plants to geology and anthropology.

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO Your guide to local places to go and things to do! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail shawn. yorks@fortstocktonpioneer.

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.

Renewal only rolls around once every four years, so the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is reminding all agriculture producers that the Agricultural and Timber Exemption numbers they currently hold will expire on Dec. 31.

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Fort Stockton’s only movie theater will become a memory on Dec. 31 due to “failure to establish an amicable landlord-tenant relationship” between Panther Pictures (operated by Collette and Lino Barragan) and the City of Fort Stockton. The Barragans lease the space at the Fort Stockton Convention Center, a lease that began a 36-month term on Sept. 26, 2022, but could be rescinded without cause by either party with 90 days’ notice.