Senior Citizens Center Luncheon set for April 14
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The Pecos County Senior Citizens Center will host its Spring Salad Luncheon this Friday, April 14, starting at noon at the Senior Center, located at 1010 W. 14th St.
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Inmate Arrests Report – Pecos County Jail (April 5-9)
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It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Senior celebration conference to be held on May 4
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The Pecos County Senior Celebration Conference will be on Thursday, May 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Gonzales to be next Ward 7 FSISD school board member
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Jennifer L. Gonzales will become the next Fort Stockton ISD School Board Trustee of Ward 7 following the certification of unopposed candidates at the district’s regular board meeting on March 27.
Hit and run suspected in city fatality
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A Fort Stockton man found dead Saturday morning on a roadway inside of city limits was believed to have been killed in a hit-and-run incident, according to the Fort Stockton Police Department. FSPD identified the man on Tuesday as 52-year-old Rogelio Martinez Leyva, who was a resident of Fort Stockton.
Ben Carson Reading Room to open April 6 at Apache Elementary
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Through the generosity of Amerigroup Texas, the Carson Scholars Fund (CSF) is pleased to announce the opening of the first Ben Carson Reading Room at Apache Elementary School in Fort Stockton this week.
Basketball pavilion a possibility at middle school campus
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As Kevin Costner once said in the 1989 film Field of Dreams, “if you build it, they will come.” Fort Stockton ISD School Board President Billy Espino iterated those words in reference to the possibility of a basketball pavilion being built at the middle school campus. Board member Andy Rivera introduced the idea to superintendent Dr.
Alpine Gem and Mineral Show set for April 14-16
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The free 32nd Annual Alpine Gem and Mineral Show returns April 14-16 at the Alpine Civic Center. The show will run from 9 a.m.
Inmate Arrests Report – Pecos County Jail (March 28-April 3)
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March 28
Celina Acosta Mata, of Fort Stockton at 1:31 a.m., officers with the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Mata on an MTR warrant for possession of a controlled substance. Mata received a $5,000 bond and is still in jail as of March 29.
Capital Highlights: Texas leads nation in jobs added
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The Lone Star State continues to lead the nation in jobs added with 58,200 new positions in February, bringing the state to nearly 14 million total nonfarm jobs, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. February also marked two full years of uninterrupted job growth in the state.
“The past 24 months of uninterrupted job growth show the strength of the Texas economy and ongoing economic opportunities for Texans,” said TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel.
