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Body The second of three financial commitments needed to complete the new recreational facility study was approved on Tuesday at the Fort Stockton City Council meeting.

Body Local author and illustrator Jenny B. Tavarez is launching the Texas Animal Book summer reading tour for kids, beginning July 15 in her hometown at the Fort Stockton Public Library.

Body The Odessa District of TxDOT has scheduled a virtual public meeting regarding a proposed realignment of a section of FM 1053 in Pecos County. The virtual public meeting is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Monday, July 26, 2021.

Body Click the image to view the COVID-19 vaccine statistics for Pecos County compared to the state and vaccines given out by Pecos County Memorial Hospital in the colored chart. that the colored chart. The colored also shows COVID-19 case info since the start of the pandemic.

Body FM 1053 is still closed between FM 11 and FM 1450 south of Imperial. The plan is to overlay the road on Friday and open the road to traffic Friday afternoon. This is conditional on weather and if everything goes according to plan.

Body Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) secured critical funds for military bases and operations, and veteran services throughout Texas’s 23rd District in the FY 2022 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill.

Body The Odessa District of TxDOT has scheduled a virtual public meeting regarding proposed improvements to U.S. Highway 285 in Reeves and Pecos counties. The virtual public meeting is scheduled to begin at noon Wednesday, July 7.

Body One of the Fort Stockton School Board’s biggest potential projects in 2021 reversed courses at the group’s regular meeting on June 28 upon the recommendation of superintendent Dr. Gabriel Zamora.