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FSCT looking for 2 male actors for “Honky Tonk Hissy”

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Fort Stockton Community Theatre is looking for two actors who want to continue their acting career or who wish to start one on The Nelson Street Theatre stage.

Two male characters, preferably between the ages of 30-70, are needed to complete the cast of “Honky Tonk Hissy Fit” written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten and directed by Alice Duerksen, to be performed May 12-17.

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Senator Blanco takes Oath of Office

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State Senator César J. Blanco took his Oath of Office for his second term representing District 29 in the Texas Senate on Jan. 10, the opening day of the 88th Texas Legislature.

Senate District 29 is made up of Brewster (partially), Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, and Reeves counties.

Senate District 29 includes both rural and urban communities, as well as more than 350 miles of the Texas-Mexico Border.

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Fort Stockton ISD, Texas Tech partnership aids mental health needs

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Today’s children and adolescents deal with an array of psychological and emotional stresses that keep them from learning, developing, and achieving at their full potential.  The issues are not all dealing with COVID or the effects of social isolation or the learning loss that our children are experiencing.

COVID did not start the rise in our youth needing additional psychological and emotional support, but it did make the problems worse.

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County approves purchase of K-9 for PCSO

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The Fort Stockton City Council, at its Jan. 9, 2023 meeting, passed an ordinance that will now allow more bodies to be buried per individual grave, or plot, at East Hill Cemetery. Ordinance 23-100 amends Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances, Article III, East Hill Cemetery, to allow for two bodies, or four cremains, to be buried at each plot. 

“You have to get consent of all the owners of each plot,” said city attorney Puja Boinpally. 

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County approves purchase of K-9 for PCSO 

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With a mutual aid agreement now in place between Pecos and Terrell Counties to assist with the influx of illegal migrants crossing into Terrell County, Pecos County took defense of the border a step further at the Jan. 9 county commissioner’s meeting. 

The court approved the purchase of a K-9 narcotics officer that will be used on patrols in both counties as part of the mutual aid agreement. 

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Velasquez appointed interim Fort Stockton police chief

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The City of Fort Stockton announced on Tuesday that Ernesto “Net” Velasquez has been selected as the Interim Police Chief for the Fort Stockton Police Department with the effective date of Jan. 10, 2023.

Velasquez began his tenure with the Fort Stockton Police Department as an assistant chief on Nov. 18, 2019 following service in the United States Army and as a Texas State Trooper.

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Pecos County Public Sentencings - December 2022

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*Carlos Alberto Aparicio, DOB 3/4/73, offense date 10/9/21 (CR-24923, speeding prima facie limit 10% or more above posted speed) defendant has entered into a 12-months pretrial intervention program with a $500 fee.

*De’Andre Lamar Barnes, DOB 8/1/83, offense date 6/9/22 (CR-24884, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces) defendant has entered into a 6-month pretrial intervention with a $500 fee.