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Today there are so many bad things going on in the world, it is scary. Everyday there are wars and more rumors of more war and everybody building more and more destructive arms. Bigger battleships, bigger bombers, more powerful missiles, why not grow food and seek peace? What does the Bible say is going to happen? Jesus taught about signs of the end times, it was not going to get better but worse, (Matthew 24:3, :21). It also teaches there will be one final big monster battle between evil forces and good forces. The evil forces will be the devil, the antiChrist, the false prophet, the fallen angels and all evil forces. The good forces will be Jesus Christ, His angels and His Bride, The Church, all who have repented of their sins and called upon Jesus Christ to be their Lord and Savior (Ephesians 2:8&9, John 1:12, Titus 2:13). Jesus Christ wins the battle and is declared the victor once and for all. There will be no more battles. The antiChrist and false prophet will be cast into the lake of fire and the Devil bound for a thousand years and eventually judged and cast into the lake of fire, (Revelation 20:2&3). If we have never accepted Jesus Christ we are not on the winning team. It is not too late to make Him your Lord and Savior, (John 1:12&13).

Possible Saturday hours for Library The Fort Stockton Public Library is conducting a survey to determine interest in the library opening on Saturdays. The survey is available on their Facebook page and at the library front desk.

DG stores are proud to provide area residents with an affordable and convenient store location to purchase household essentials including food, cleaning supplies, paper products, over-the-counter medicines, hygiene products, baby items and more through its mission of Serving Others. In addition to the national and private branded products customers trust Dollar General to carry, the new Fort Stockton location includes the Company’s new stylish, on-trend home décor and an expanded party preparation selection. Normal hours of operation may be found through the Dollar General app.

Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 TNMP Power Grants opened, August 1. A total of $155,000 will be available to support community- strengthening projects across TNMP’s service areas, with individual grants of up to $10,000.

Jurors do not need to report for duty for the trial that was scheduled for August 13 in Iraan. The Jury Trial schedule for that day has been cancelled..

The 3rd Annual Barrio Fest presents the Barrio Fest 5K Run and Walk, which is the dynamic kickoff to the three-day Hispanic Culture Event in Fort Stockton, Texas. As Barrio Runners, we break barriers and defy stereotypes, embodying the spirit of our culture, family, and community with pride and determination.

The Arts & Crafts Show awards scholarships to area graduating seniors each summer as students make their way off to college. As an event of the Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce, it is organized by a Chamber Committee. The chairperson of the Arts and Crafts Show, Miriam Forgacs, works hard to ensure the event is a success and is very proud to award the scholarships each year. Thank you, Miriam, for all of your hard work every year, and congratulations to this year’s four scholarship recipients, Andrew Ramiez, Aryn Hernandez, Jaslyn A Pacheco, and Melena Ramirez.

The 2024 Big Bend Ranch Rodeo is just around the corner on August 9-10 and the association anticipates this year’s event to be bigger and better than ever. We will continue the “2 go” format to make the performance even more competitive--- each team will compete in each event each night.

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Formerly known as Christina’s Operation Backpack, headed by Christina Pacheco, this event began in 2012, and its impetus was due to four children who were living with their grandmother at the time and needed school supplies for the upcoming school year. Since then, locals Tatiana and Isai Rojas have been an integral part of this operation as it has continued to grow not only in popularity but also in necessity.