Senior center announces board members
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The Pecos County Senior Center announced its board members for 2022 at its annual Christmas luncheon. Present for the swearing in were Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster and Precinct No.
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Local students make Angelo State Dean’s List
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Angelo State University announced on Jan. 3 the students achieving the Dean’s List designation for the 2021 fall semester.
Low-cost spay, neuter clinic comes to Fort Stockton
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A hundred animals were served at the Big Bend Fix 5 — a low-cost spay and neuter clinic held in Fort Stockton last weekend. Pet owners may be hesitant to spend hundreds of dollars on a surgery and to get that number significantly reduced, they would need to drive hours to another clinic.
PCMH raises approved by county
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Some staff at Pecos County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) can look forward to seeing a little extra in their paycheck this year. On Dec.
Substandard property identified as historic Butz home
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The City of Fort Stockton Substandard Building Committee met for its regular meeting on Jan. 6. The mission of the committee is to promote the welfare of citizens by securing, repairing, or demolishing structures that are deemed unfit for habitation or hazardous to the public.
Substandard Building Committee property identified as historic Butz home
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The City of Fort Stockton Substandard Building Committee met for its regular meeting on Jan. 6. The mission of the committee is to promote the welfare of citizens by securing, repairing, or demolishing structures that are deemed unfit for habitation or hazardous to the public.
During their property hearings, the committee revisited a large Victorian style house – located at 1508 W. Division St. – that has gradually been deteriorating over the years.
COVID cases peak in Pecos County
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COVID-19 active cases trended downward this past week in Pecos County for the first time since the Omicron variant began to spike locally on Dec. 28.
Active cases reached an all-time high of 282 people in the county as reported on Jan. 6. That number has since dropped to 266 people as of Jan. 11.
Six Pecos County residents were reported to be hospitalized at facilities outside of the county and two additional residents were hospitalized at Pecos County Memorial Hospital.
Inmate Arrests Report – Pecos County Jail (Jan. 4-11)
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January 4
Carlos Roberto Gonzalez, of Fort Stockton at 9:21 p.m., officers from the Fort Stockton Police Department apprehended Gonzales on a failure to appear warrant for theft by check. Gonzalez received a $1,000 bond and was released the same day.
Horton returns to Fort Stockton ISD as assistant superintendent
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When the opportunity presented itself, Adrienne Horton knew it was the perfect time to take a position she had long strived for in her career.
The current Crane High School Principal, who was previously a teacher, counselor, and principal within the Fort Stockton Independent School District from 2004-2020, will return to her longtime home as the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum beginning on Jan. 24.
Family reunited with museum artifact
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The Annie Riggs Memorial Museum houses an old west carriage that was originally owned by the Eudaly family in the early 1900s. Fast forward to present day, the Eudaly’s visited the museum to pass on their family history to the current generations.
