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Jolly Ole’ Paisano Pete

1 year ago By News Staff

Jolly Ole’ Paisano Pete

The City of Fort Stockton through the Fort Stockton Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) decked the halls, or bird, for this holiday season. Paisano Pete looks grand in his red cloak and a hat that is on Santa’s wish list. Photo courtesy of Visit Fort Stockton

Families across Pecos County have a new reason to celebrate this holiday season. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, an internationally recognized literacy program that has provided millions of free children’s books across the globe, officially launched in the region on Thursday.

Fort Stockton’s children will benefit for years to come thanks to the launch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, an internationally recognized literacy program, last week. Photo by Kerry Waldrip

Parading Holiday Cheer

1 year ago By News Staff

Parading Holiday Cheer

Named as the parade’s Best in Walking, the Candy Cane Dancers showed up for the Fort Stockton Christmas Parade shining as bright as lights on a Christmas tree. More photos on page 14. Photo by Tristian Barragan

Texas State Parks Mark Centennial with Enhanced Accessibility

1 year ago By Joh Covington

In the wake of Texas State Parks celebrating their centennial year in 2023, nearly $2 million in privately raised funds have yielded a wave of accessibility- focused projects and visitor enhancements across the Lone Star State. The projects, initiated and supported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) in collaboration with private donors, foundations, and corporations, are now in place at many parks, with more expected to roll out in the future.