New trail coming to national park
Future Big Bend National Park visitors will enjoy another opportunity to get up, get out, and enjoy the wide-open spaces of Big Bend when work is completed on a new hiking trail next year.
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Miller issues warning about food supply chain
On Feb. 16, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued a dire warning about the statewide impact of the winter storm on agriculture and the food supply chain.
MAMA WON’T FLY
The cast of Fort Stockton Community Theatre’s production of “Mama Won’t Fly” invites everyone to make reservations for one of the five performances, starting on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The play will also run from Feb. 22. There will be a matinee at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 21.
Land Office launches Texas Defense Task Force
On Feb. 8 Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced formation of the Texas Defense Task Force within the General Land Office, with the mission to identify federal overreach and fend off threats to the Texas oil and gas economy.
Hoff now U.S. attorney for the Western District
On Jan. 26, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas appointed Ashley Chapman Hoff as U.S. Attorney effective Jan. 25. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman administered the oath of office to Hoff at the federal courthouse in Austin.
SHEEP DOG TRIALS
The Texas Sheep Dog Association hosted a USBCHA & TSDA sanctioned trial competit’on from Feb. 10-12 in Fort Stockton at the gun club located off 1-10 exit 261. Over 50 dogs competed at the event in 11 different divisions. All or most of the dogs were border collies.
Gonzales, Morales host Q&A sessions at Pecos County Courthouse
Congressman of District 23, Tony Gonzales, and State Representative of District 74, Eddie Morales visited Fort Stockton and hosted question and answer sessions last week at the Pecos County Courthouse.
Grid operator restores more power overnight
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) stated on Wednesday, Feb. 17 in a news release that they continue to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. During the overnight hours, ERCOT was able to restore approximately 3,500 MW of load, which is roughly 700,000 households.
3,000 households lose power in Pecos County as frigid temperatures force outages
A total of 3,000 households in Pecos County lost power on Monday, Feb. 15 according to Pecos County Emergency Management Coordinator Jessie Dominguez.
Fort Stockton woman dies in rollover crash
The Texas Department of Public Safety reported on Sunday that a 40-year-old Fort Stockton woman died in a rollover accident on Friday, Feb. 12 on U.S Highway 67 at mile marker 810 – 26 miles northeast of Fort Stockton.
