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Fort Stockton Community Theatre announced that reservations are now open for its upcoming production of Sanders Family Christmas, a sequel to Smoke on the Mountain. Performances are scheduled for May 30 through June 4 at the theatre’s venue.

The Fort Stockton City Council held its regular meeting Monday evening, addressing several economic development initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and public safety measures.

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Fort Stockton Independent School District has named DJ Howell as its new athletic director and head football coach, the district announced this week. Howell, a veteran coach with 24 years of experience, brings a career winning percentage of .722 and a reputation for building successful programs.

Despite the pouring rain and pummeling hail on April 22, the hospital classroom was standing room only for the regular meeting of the Pecos County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors. Widespread concern regarding the possible departure of a beloved physician, Dr.

I remember the time when a youth group while on a mission trip found a little abandoned puppy looking for scraps at the motel where we were staying. They had pity and compassion on the little puppy and tried to find out if there was an owner.

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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, What is this aggressive weed that has invaded part of my yard? What can I do to eliminate it? This is one of the types of nutsedge. They tend to thrive in wetter parts of our lawns, where they can establish and outgrow the turfgrass.

In the three year cycle of Scriptural passages assigned to Sundays in years A, B and C the passages chosen for the Sundays following Easter this year include Jesus’ appearances as the Risen Lord to the disciples gathered on Resurrection Day evening (from John 20) and His appearance to the disciples...

Volunteers for the Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin will be outside Fort Stockton’s Walmart Super Center Saturday, May 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help people register their children from birth to five years of age to receive a FREE age-appropriate book mailed to them each month from...