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The largest youth development organization in Texas receives recognition in Pecos County. 

At its Sept. 13 meeting, the Pecos County Commissioners Court proclaimed Oct. 3 through Oct. 10 as National 4-H Week in Texas and commended the 4-H Youth Development Program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for 114 of service. 

Texas 4-H reaches more than 550,000 youth participants with diverse backgrounds from urban, suburban and rural areas.

The number of deaths linked to the COVID-19 delta variant increased to five this past week in Pecos County.

Jessie Dominguez, the county’s emergency management coordinator, reported that four deaths have occurred over the past 11 days by individuals who tested positive for COVID.

One of the world’s potentially largest data centers will soon be in operation in Fort Stockton and the city, as well as the county, will soon be reaping the rewards from it.

The Fort Stockton City Council and Pecos County Commissioners Court held meetings on Sept. 7 to approve an economic development agreement with Lancium LLC.

• Adrian Otto Olivas, DOB 12/06/1989 (CR-24162, criminal mischief) defendant plead time served 35 days in county jail.
• Samuel Jesus Padilla, DOB 11/16/1986 (CR-24456, assault causes bodily injury family violence) defendant has entered into a 12-month pretrial intervention program with a $500 fee and anger management.
• Christian Jesus Portilla, DOB 06/10/1981 (CR-24309, driving while license invalid) defendant has entered into a six-month pretrial intervention program with a $500 fee.

A report on Wednesday evening by Pecos County Emergency Management Coordinator Jessie Dominguez showed that two Pecos County residents passed away from COVID-19 complications in the past four days.

The individuals, who were both unvaccinated, was a 46-year-old female that passed away on Sept. 1 and a 91-year-old female that passed away on Aug. 29.

The two deaths are in addition to a 31-year-old Pecos County resident who passed away on Aug. 19. The individual was also unvaccinated.

The Fort Stockton Independent School District is looking at a total budget of $30.8 million in revenue and a slight decrease in the tax rate.

At its Aug. 30 meeting, the FSISD School Board approved the 2022 budget and tax rate. The total tax rate is $1.1289, which is a 3 cent decrease compared to last year; maintenance and operations has a rate of $0.8792 and debt service is $0.2497.

The Fort Stockton City Council approved the 2022 tax rate at its special meeting held on Tuesday, Aug. 31.

The proposed total tax rate is 0.4365 per $100 valuation — the same rate as 2021. Debt payments are $0.2419 and the remaining $0.1946 is for operations and maintenance in the general fund.