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With the first half of the school year nearly complete and students heading into the holiday break, the Fort Stockton Independent School District school board recognized outstanding Teachers of the Quarter at its Dec. 12 meeting. Teachers honored included Victor Valadez from Fort Stockton Middle School, Brenda Gallegos from Fort Stockton Intermediate School, Cody Aaron from Fort Stockton High School, Paola Gutierrez from Apache Elementary School and Denise Crenshaw from Alamo Elementary.

Twice in the span of five days, pedestrians were struck by a motor vehicle on U.S. Highway 285, resulting in the death of two individuals.

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It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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The Pecos County Senior Center will have its annual Christmas Potluck Dinner on Friday, Dec. 15, at noon at the Senior Center. A spiral cut ham will be provided along with drinks. The Center’s Advisory Board for 2024 will also be installed at that time.

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The Fort Stockton Rotary Club made a donation of $2,500 and 30 gift bags to Dale Briscoe of Angel Flight to purchase airplane fuel and to provide blankets for patients he will carry to medical centers at no charge to the patient. The $2,500 came from $1,500 the club raised, plus a grant of $1,000 from the Rotary District office.

The deadline to file for the March 5, 2024 Republican and Democratic party primary election was Dec. 11. The following are candidates who have filed for the March 5 Democratic and Republican Primary election:

The city of Fort Stockton city council has been working since late summer on changing the zoning for a 0.72-acre piece of property in the Orient Park Addition and annexing the property into the city limits at the request of then-property owners Eleno Flores and Jose Gilberto Flores as part of the Property Purchase Agreement, an action which the city completed Oct. 10 after a series of public hearings.