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KIRBY WARNOCK On Saturday, December 6, the Fort Stockton Film Society will host a special “matinee” screening of It Happened on 5th Avenue at 2:00 p.m. at the Nelson Street Theater.

The Fort Stockton City Council has scheduled a Special City Council Meeting for Monday, December 1, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the standard location, 121 West Second Street.

Staffing and Major Tax Abatement Deals The Pecos County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors held a regular session on November 18, dedicating significant time to financial reports, substantial economic development agreements, essential contracts, and a major overhaul of employee benefits. The meeting, held in the hospital district classroom, addressed a complex array of administrative and strategic items critical to the district’s future operations and financial sustainability.

Seventy years ago, the Annie Riggs Memorial Museum began its life as a public historic landmark, marked by a solemn and significant dedication ceremony. The historic transfer of the property, previously known as the Riggs Hotel, to the community for use as a museum was noted on the front page of the local Pioneer paper in the November 24, 1955, issue.

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In a truly exceptional reflection of Thanksgiving and community service, the remarkable success of an annual Thanksgiving meal outreach event continues to grow in scale. This community-driven project was started approximately 14 years ago by Olga Gonzalez and focuses on providing full, hot Thanksgiving meals to the elderly residents of Fort Stockton.

The Fort Stockton City Council approved multiple measures Monday, November 17, laying out the groundwork for major infrastructure investment and clearing regulatory hurdles for the rehabilitation of a downtown historic hotel.

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.

Kelsey Wogan, the Environmental Lab Manager at Sul Ross State University, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Shirley Lusk Memorial Award from the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT). The award recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to community science and native plant research through the collection and documentation of herbarium vouchers, preserved plant specimens that provide lasting records for scientific study.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, I have a 12-yearold weeping willow tree. It’s been really pretty, but this year I’ve noticed it doesn’t have as many leaves as usual, and one branch looks like it’s dying.