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The Basin Burnout BBQ Cook-Off & Music Festival is scheduled to return to the Midland County Horseshoe on Saturday, May 2, 2026, featuring a headline performance by the Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots.

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.

Editor’s note: The following list is provided by the Pecos County Attorney’s Office Offender: SKYLAR TRACE SMITH Offense: POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA <2OZ Offense Date: 06/09/2024 Arresting Agency: Department of Public Safety County Cause No.: CR-26081 Sentencing Date: 10/29/2025 Disposition: DEFENDANT ENTERED A PLEA OF GUILTY RECEIVING FORTYFIVE (45) DAYS IN THE COUNTY JAIL TIME SERVED. Offender: ERIC TARIN ROSAS Offense: ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJURY FAMILY VIOLENCE Offense Date: 06/27/2025 Arresting Agency: Ft.

Dear Neil, My pomelo citrus is struggling. It’s going on its third year. Its growth is very slow, and the leaves have turned from dark green to a very light green color. I fertilize it every four to six months. I use a spike to make 6-in. holes evenly spaced around the plant, then I use the recommended amount of food. I try to water it properly, but I’m careful not to overwater it. I also have a lemon, kumquat, and lime tree, and they’re all doing fine without troubles. What can I do?

Fort Stockton Pioneer.

Cold weather can make you do crazy things. Things like learning to ski, go snowboarding, or cook. I have never done the first two, but this weekend when I was trying to stay warm, I decided to try the third. I was very pleased with the outcome, and I didn’t break any bones! I really suspect that I would break something if I tried those first two activities.

Is there a good word for the people of God in 2026, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and its adoption by a congress in rebellion at the year’s midpoint? I pray there might be in the turning of hearts and minds toward the once and future faith founded on the vision of an empty tomb, the realization of which is not fixed by a failure of imagination, but to be opened by that good word: imagine—just imagine. Adam, just imagine the redemption your children will know as they find dignity and meaning in the work they do instead of the curse of vain labor. Abraham, just imagine the blessing all of your descendants will be as they bring together their tribes for the common good instead of urging retribution for imagined insults and “disrespections” one to the other? Israel, don’t lay a trap for the brother bearing down on you, imagine he comes in reconciliation. Christians, remember the indiscriminate love and sacrificial service you manifested among the non-believers and imagine preaching brotherhood instead of hatred of the other?

In a recent conversation with the Pioneer, Kelly Christoffersen, a representative for Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP), detailed a significant but often overlooked opportunity for local businesses and non-profit organizations to save money and reduce energy consumption. Christoffersen, who works for the energy efficiency consultancy firm Frontier Energy, acts as a liaison for TNMP to implement state-mandated programs designed to lower the strain on the Texas power grid.

KIRBY WARNOCK With the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots set to meet in the Super Bowl, the Pecos County Dinner Tonight Cooking Club will host a Super Bowl appetizer party on Thursday, February 5 at 6:00 pm at the Texas A&M Extension Service offices located at 1618 Airport Drive, Fort Stockton, out by the airport and golf course. Everyone is invited to attend and bring your favorite appetizer.

Sul Ross State University has reached an historic milestone in its 110-year history. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has approved the university’s request to offer its first-ever doctoral degree in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.), with the inaugural cohort set to begin in Fall 2026.