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COVID-19 active cases in Pecos County reached an all-time high in Pecos County on Dec. 28 with 91 active cases being reported.

Due to the increase of COVID-19 cases in the county, Pecos County Memorial Hospital and their family care clinics will not allow visitors. The policy is currently in effect and will last until posted otherwise; change “disinfected” to “disinfecting” in fourth graph.

Changes in quarantine time after testing positive for COVID-19 in Pecos County could soon be shorter. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Monday that their guidelines for quarantine time changed from 10 days to five days due to the nature of Omicron variant.

An increase in base pay for staff at Pecos County Memorial Hospital could soon be finalized and go into effect in the early stages of 2022. The PCMH Board of Manag ers approved a competitive wage adjustment for new and current employees at their regular meeting on Dec.

The new $1.2 million Coyanosa Community Center will soon be open to public this upcoming year. Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster said at Monday’s commissioners meeting that the fa cility will likely be complete by the end of January and a grand opening will soon follow.

Fort Stockton Community Theatre received an early Christmas present again this year. The theatre group won top of its category in the City Bank Community Rewards Program for the second year in a row and will receive $4,000.

Fort Stockton Community Theatre invites adults (high school age and older) to participate in a storytelling workshop conducted by Sue Roseberry on Saturday, Jan. 22.

The exterior of the city’s Convention Center is now amplified with a new gray paint color as numerous renovations continue on the inside. If no unforeseen delays occur, additional lighting will be installed outside of the building soon. New signage is said to come further down the line.