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The Pecos County commissioners court held a special meeting on Monday, June 3 to take action on five agenda items. During this meeting the court approved the request from Pct.

Two tornados touched down around Sanderson on Sunday evening, but only one of them ripped through town, destroying multiple homes and businesses in its path.

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Last week, the Fort Stockton independent school district held its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, May 29 at 6 p.m. During this meeting two members of the board, Flo Garcia and Ursula Sanchez, performed the statement of office and were administered the oath of office.

Long-time Midland College Professor Anita Shellenberger is retiring after 30 years of service to the college, Williams Regional Technical Training Center, and the citizens of Pecos County. The faculty and staff of the WRTTC held a lunch to honor Anita on Monday at the WRTTC.

The downtown Alpine business district has not seen such devastation from fire since 1911 when a fire broke out and destroyed the entire downtown area. But just like everyone who lives here today, those folks were resilient, coming together to rebuild their livelihood.

Sul Ross State University is pleased to introduce Sully Shelf, an innovative new partnership with Follett Access to reduce the cost of textbooks and course materials for students starting with the Fall 2024 semester.

Monday, May 31 we will honor those men and women who gave their lives while serving our country. So many died during the American Civil War in their memory flowers or wreaths were placed on the graves of loved ones and later to any soldier that had given their life while serving.