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The first quarter of the school year is complete, and Fort Stockton Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Zamora said there are good things happening across the district.

The Fort Stockton Police Department Dispatch is becoming outdated, and the Fort Stockton city council took steps to correct that at its Oct.23 meeting. The police dispatch center needs two consoles to communicate with not only city police, but sheriff’s deputies and emergency operations.

With more than 250 school children in attendance from Big Lake, Fort Stockton, Iraan and Imperial, the Fourth Annual “Spirits of the River” gathering at Horsehead Crossing enjoyed another successful event.

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The city of Fort Stockton will continue its annual spring cleanup despite Pecos County pulling out of its cooperative agreement with the city. Precincts 1 and 2 will do their own cleanup for Fort Stockton addresses outside the city limits.

The public is invited to remember loved ones who have died by visiting the Memorial Arch next to the Ofrenda on First Street behind The Nelson Street Theatre at the site of the Original Café Nov. 1-2 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

The H. Joaquin Jackson Law Enforcement Academy at Sul Ross State University is accepting applicants to the Class of 2024, which starts Jan.

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.

The Fort Stockton Middle School gym will soon have a new name, born from tragedy but memorializing a studentathlete whose name will forever be remembered.