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Residents and visitors across West Texas are gearing up for the annual Dark Skies Festival, a week-long celebration scheduled for April 13-19. Held in conjunction with International Dark Sky Week, the festival will feature events across several communities, including Alpine, Fort Davis, Presidio, and Terlingua, highlighting the region’s worldfamous celestial views.

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A weekend filled with history, music, rodeo tradition, and storytelling showcased the vibrant community spirit of Fort Stockton as the Pecos County Historical Commission recognized several local events as part of the America 250 – Pecos County Community Heritage Recognition Initiative. The initiative documents community traditions and civic engagement leading up to the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.

This past weekend, the Fort Stockton Historical Society and The Annie Riggs Museum hosted the Living History Days event, transforming Historic Fort Stockton into a bustling 19th-century frontier settlement. The threeday event, which ran from March 26–28, invited families and history enthusiasts to “discover the stories that built Fort Stockton” through a series of immersive, hands-on demonstrations.

The Fort Stockton Middle School tennis program continued its spring schedule with a strong showing at the Alpine Junior High Tennis Invitational on Saturday, March 28, hosted at Sul Ross State University. The Panthers competed across multiple divisions, turning in several podium finishes while continuing to show steady development as the season progresses toward the district tournament.

The Fort Stockton Prowlers are not just winning — they’re taking control of District play in a way that has firmly established them as the team to beat heading into the second round. Now sitting at 21-6 overall and a perfect 6-0 in district, the Prowlers have surged into sole possession of first place following a dominant stretch that included key wins over Pecos, Andrews, Greenwood, and Seminole.

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.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: I have a bed of beautiful shrubs, but they have been overtaken by these thorny vines. What are they, and what can I do to get rid of them? You have smilax briars, and they are nasty, sharp-toothed vines – no news to you.

Fort Stockton Pioneer.

I remember the time our pastor’s little daughter hid a bunch of easter eggs, real eggs, not plastic eggs all over their house. They did not find all the eggs that day but over the next few weeks they began to find them, wow what a smell.