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Pecos County Senior Center hosts Christmas Potluck

7 months ago By Contributor

KIRBY WARNOCK Celebrate the upcoming Christmas Holiday with a potluck lunch at the Pecos County Senior Citizens Center this Friday, December, at 12:00 noon. The main course will be provided by the Sr.

A crowd gathers at the Senior Center. This month’s potluck will be a holiday party to celebrate the season. Courtesy Photo

Excellence in Education

7 months ago By News Staff

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Dual Credit students from the region participated in the graduation ceremony on December 12, after earning their Administrative Clerk Certificates, including Cy Rojas and Adrian Ramirez (pictured). Photo courtesy of Midland College

The Fort Stockton Independent School

7 months ago By News Staff

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The Fort Stockton Independent School District met for their regular school board meeting on Monday. At the meeting each school congratulated their December Students of the Month. Alamo Elementary named Nehemiah Carrasco, Apache named Roudie Guzman, FSHS named Eduardo Hernandez, and the Fort Stockton Middle School student Ayden Hernandez was selected as December’s Student of the Month. Collage Coutesy of Collette Barragan

Public-private Partnership Brings Upgrades to Monahans Sandhills State Park

7 months ago By Joh Covington

Volunteers and community partners recently completed important recreation upgrades at Monahans Sandhills State Park, installing new shelters at the Willow Draw Campground. This public-private partnership aimed to enhance the visitor experience and support the local economy.

Volunteers from The Great Outdoors Fund (TGOF), Occidental (Oxy), and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) install one of the new shade structures at the Willow Draw Campground in Monahans Sandhills State Park, Texas, this week. The new shelters are part of a public-private partnership to provide seating and shade, aiming to protect visitors from extreme temperatures and improve safety at the park. Courtesy Photo

County Commissioners Approve Digital Currency Projects, New EMS Fees

7 months ago By Joh Covington

The Pecos County Commissioners Court approved significant economic development agreements, including tax abatements for a new digital currency data center and a battery storage facility, during its regular session Monday, Dec. 8, at the County Courthouse.

Middle Pecos Groundwater District Raises Fines

7 months ago By Joh Covington

The Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District board on Tuesday approved significant rule amendments, including raising maximum civil penalties for violations, and confirmed it had secured grant contracts worth nearly $10 million for plugging orphan wells. The district board convened its regular meeting November 18, and adopted amendments to District Rules that implement statutory changes mandated by the 89th Texas Legislature.

FORT STOCKTON’S GLOWING SEASON

7 months ago By News Staff

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Paisano Players present A Storybook Christmas

7 months ago By Staci Schoenfeldt

The Paisano Players, Fort Stockton Community Theatre’s youth troupe, will present A Storybook Christmas, featuring performances of An Enchanted Bookshop Christmas and Christmas in the Land of Oz, December 11-14 at the Nelson Street Theatre. This year’s production is an FSCT first – a 100% youth production.

A Verry Merry Crew — Pictured here is the Fort Stockton Community Theatre’s youth troupe and crew who will be performing A Storybook Christmas this week. Courtesy Photo

TxDot: Looking back on a month of progress in November

7 months ago By Ryan Lafontaine

From long-awaited intersection reopenings and new flyovers, to pedestrian upgrades, mobility improvements surged statewide in November. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) closed out November with major progress on transportation projects across the state, delivering new mobility options for drivers and pedestrians while advancing key long-term improvements for growing communities.

Katy Padilla Stout Files for Congress

7 months ago By News Staff

Katy Padilla Stout, a lifelong Texan, mother, attorney, and former public school teacher, has officially filed her application for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District (TX-23).