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New pizza option opens in Fort Stockton

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Local developments are flourishing as Taco Bell and KFC progress to return and Allsup’s accelerates its construction. However, the latest development to open below-the-radar is Hunt Brothers Pizza housed inside Partner’s Stop & Shop in Fort Stockton at 103 W. Hornbeck. Blvd.
Hunt Brothers Pizza is now open inside the Partner’s Stop & Shop at 103 W. Hornbeck. Photo by Jeremy Gonzalez

Dust storm strikes Fort Stockton

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A hangar at the Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport lost part of it’s roofing due to a dust storm that lasted approximately 30 minutes (7:30-8 p.m.) on May 24. The winds at the airport surpassed 60 miles per hour according to Pecos County Emergency Management Coordinator Jessie Dominguez. No one was hurt in the incident and no accidents occurred on roadways Dominguez added. Tuesday’s storm arrived 14 days after a severe thunderstorm that tore part of the recreation center’s roof off. Courtesy photo of Randy Day.
Dust storm strikes Fort Stockton

Fort Stockton ISD Oath of Office

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Fort Stockton re-elected school board members took their Oath of Office at Monday’s regular school board meeting on May 23. School board and the bond election votes were officially canvassed at a special meeting last week. Pictured in top photo is re-elected board members Sandra Rivera, second from left, and Freddie Martinez, right. Executive Administrative Assistant Beverly Olson, left, conducted the oath while board member Flo Garcia, right, looked on. Pictured in the bottom photo is Anastacio Dominguez, who retained his seat by way of being uncontested. Photos by Nathan Heuer
 Pictured is re-elected board members Sandra Rivera, second from left, and Freddie Martinez, right. Executive Administrative Assistant Beverly Olson, left, conducted the oath while board member Flo Garcia, right, looked on.

Get ready for ‘Port Stockton’

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Directors for the 86th Annual Water Carnival were announced May 11 after official contracts were signed for the role. Angela Harral and daughter Kelli Harral Burns will direct this year’s event, which is themed “Port Stockton.”
Get ready for ‘Port Stockton

Paint Creek Principal to join FSISD

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Fort Stockton ISD announced its latest addition to their administrative staff on May 23 at the district’s regular school board meeting. The additions included two new principals, an assistant principal, and a campus curriculum director.
Ken Wallace, left, Julian Castillo, right.

Pecos County unofficial runoff election results

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Listed are the unofficial runoff election early voting results in Pecos County.

 

Republican District Clerk

Darla Cude – 323 votes

Tammy Cash Lujan – 313

 

Republican Attorney General

George P. Bush – 239

Ken Paxton – 354

 

Republican Comm General Land Office

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Capital Highlights: Wildfires continue across state

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Firefighters are looking to the skies for much-needed rain this week as crews continue battling wildfires across the state. Fires reported Sunday by the Texas A&M Forest Service were being fought in Brown, Taylor, Wilbarger, Llano, Schleicher and San Saba counties.

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Capital Highlights: ERCOT urges Texans to conserve power

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After six power generation plants went offline Friday during the start to an unseasonably hot weekend, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas urged Texans to conserve power, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

As temperatures soared into the 90s and even 100s in some parts of the state, residents were urged to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher and avoid using large appliances such as dishwashers, washers and dryers between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. The hot weather is sparking record electricity demand across the state.

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