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The Pecos County Commissioners Court held a lengthy regular session Monday to address a wide-ranging agenda that included national commemorations, funding for weather modification, and significant infrastructure improvements. Judge Joe Shuster opened the meeting by reading a proclamation from the Pecos County Historical Commission to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.

Last week, on February 18, 2026, freshman students from Fort Stockton High School participated in a college-tocareer tour at Midland College’s Williams Regional Technical Training Center (WRTTC), gaining hands-on exposure to programs that connect high school learning to real-world careers.

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 Sher-iff’s Department.

By the publication date of this week's edition of the Pioneer, Father Michael Wallens of St. Stephens Episcopal Church will have led those attending the first of this year's Lenten Luncheons through a consideration the first verses of the 12th Chapter of the gospel according to John, in the course of which a gathering of elders, chief priests and the ruling party in Jerusalem resolve to add the killing of a man named Lazarus to the killing of Jesus during that year's Passover season.

Aviation flight School and raising children I remember the day I decided to take flying lessons. That decision finally led me to enroll in a flight school.

For many, a cemetery is a place of finality and peace. But for the family of a local woman buried at East Hill Cemetery, that peace was shattered by a pile of dirt and a fresh hole where they expected a future family resting place to be.

A researcher was successfully rescued from the remote and treacherous Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County Tuesday night after a rockfall left her injured hundreds of feet underground. The emergency response, which highlighted the critical assistance of the Fort Stockton Fire Department, involved a massive multi-agency coordination to extract the victim from the deepest cave in Texas.

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