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Grid operator restores more power overnight

5 years ago By Press Release

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) stated on Wednesday, Feb. 17 in a news release that they continue to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. During the overnight hours, ERCOT was able to restore approximately 3,500 MW of load, which is roughly 700,000 households.

"We know millions of people are suffering," said ERCOT President and CEO Bill Magness. "We have no other priority than getting them electricity. No other priority."

3,000 households lose power in Pecos County as frigid temperatures force outages

5 years ago By News Staff

A total of 3,000 households in Pecos County lost power on Monday, Feb. 15 according to Pecos County Emergency Management Coordinator Jessie Dominguez.

The outage was due to historically low temperatures that forced the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to start rotating outages at 1:25 a.m. Monday morning across the state.

Dominguez also noted that local electric companies are not at fault for the outages as the rotating outages were solely decided by ERCOT.

Fort Stockton woman dies in rollover crash

5 years ago By News Staff

The Texas Department of Public Safety reported on Sunday that a 40-year-old Fort Stockton woman died in a rollover accident on Friday, Feb. 12 on U.S Highway 67 at mile marker 810 – 26 miles northeast of Fort Stockton.

Lorena Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-car crash that happened at 6:55 a.m.

Updated property tax information

5 years ago By News Staff

New and updated property tax information has just been compiled by Pecos County Appraisal District, and is available now to assist taxpayers. This property tax information is current and covers a wide range of topics, such as taxpayer remedies, exemptions and appraisals, and is of value to select groups, such as disabled veterans and persons who are age 65 or older.

Roses should be pruned during the first weeks of February

5 years ago By Gardener’s Mailbag By Neil Sperry

Dear Neil: When is the best time to prune back my rose bushes that have grown too tall? I think it’s during the winter. How do I do it? Also, please tell me about the rose rosette virus.

Roses should be pruned during the first weeks of February

Espino’s change in career path leads to ownership

5 years ago By Nathan Heuer Pioneer Editor

In the early stages of her career, owning a small business was not in the plans for Judy Espino and her husband Raul Espino. Judy moved to Fort Stockton in 1997 and became the assistant principal at Fort Stockton High School upon arrival.

Espino’s change in career path leads to ownership

Student selected as All-State musician

5 years ago By News Staff

Audrey Gonzalez, a senior member of the Fort Stockton Pride of Pantherland Band, has earned the honor of being named a Texas AllState Musician. Despite the many challenges encountered throughout this school year, 2021 AllStaters remained committed to their personal musical development. They demonstrated the very perseverance and dedication that ongoing participation in a music program fosters.

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO

5 years ago By News Staff

Your guide to local places to go and things to do! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing please e-mail nathan. heuer@fortstocktonpioneer com.

Pecos County water district launches website

5 years ago By News Staff

Pecos County Water Control and Improvement District #1 announced the launching of its web site. Go to pecoscountywcid. com to review this new way to obtain information about events at the water district. Future agendas will be posted here, as well as minutes from meetings from October 2020.

County gets plate reader

5 years ago By Nathan Heuer

The Pecos County Sheriff’s Office will soon be helping in the fight against the smuggling of drugs, narcotics, and trafficking after a grant approval at the Pecos County Commissioner’s Court regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 8.

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