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It was lying on the ground, a beautiful metal cross over 77 feet long and 40 feet wide at the crossbar and weighed 70 tons. It took over two years to build by the largest art foundry in the United States. It will turn a reddish brown to emphasize the shed blood of Jesus Christ. It was to be placed in the Kerrville area near the interstate on a hill with 23 acres and includes prayer gardens and public restrooms. It was all done with private donations and was nondenominational. All kinds of lawsuits and permanent injunctions were filed objecting to the cross. But guess what? That beautiful cross was erected in 2010. We have choices in life and one of those choices is what will we do with the cross? Will we totally reject it and what was done there, or will we accept it? It was over 2000 years ago when the only Son of God, (Matthew 27:43) Jesus Christ hung there until he died and His innocent red blood ran down on it, (Isaiah 53:5-7). It was only then that our sins could ever be forgiven when God saw the blood shed for us or on our behalf, (Romans 5:8, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 3:18). We stand either rejecting the cross and the one who died there or acknowledging the cross and accepting to the one who died there, (Acts 2:35, John 20:27&28).

The stars at night are big and bright, but not every city on the globe can see them. However, within the guarded International Dark Sky Reserve, inhabitants, which includes all forms of life, can still enjoy the night sky and the benefits the darkness offers.

A seminar for West Texas landowners will be conducted on Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the conference room at Big Bend Telephone. This seminar is being offered by Texas A& M AgriLife Extension and lunch will be provided by Capital Farm Credit.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a leasing workshop for ranchers on April 6 in San Angelo. The half-day workshop will be held from 9 a.m.1:30 p.m.

The Fort Stockton Prowlers softball team took to the road on Tuesday, March 26 to finish up round one of district play in Andrews. The Prowlers would strike first in the first inning by scoring two runs and lead 2-1 after the first inning. They added a solo run in the fourth and played strong defense until the bottom of the sixth when Andrews would plate three runs and prevail 5-3. Gabby Madrid pitched six solid innings and struck out nine Mustang batters, but the Prowler offense could not produce when opportunity arose to send their district record to 2-3 after the first round.

He doesn’t have many reviews on Google, but this is at the top: “Love the work he does awesome and humble and his help as well.” Quote. Probably typed out on a mobile phone, but it’s pretty darn accurate. And reviews are important to a business. As an example of the power of reviews, if you Google “coffee in fort stockton” coming in from El Paso on your mobile device, you’re going to wind up at the best reviewed coffee shop, unless you’re in a hurry. Those in a hurry would probably just stop somewhere like Pilot Flying J just for the sake of convenience. But if you have time? Travelers, knowing Fort Stockton is a good place for a rest break and refuel, use Google reviews to find coffee shops, restaurants, mechanics, tow trucks...

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Fort Stockton Community Theatre announces a partnership with the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center for complimentary tickets to the April 6 and April 7 performances of the Ballet “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 6 and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 7. There are 15 tickets for adults and/or students available for each show. If more tickets are needed, FSCT and the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center will make every effort to provide tickets for those who call.

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