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Last month was sexual assault awareness month, and with that, U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) codified key parts of President Trump’s zero-tolerance border crackdown.

ANDRES MADRID CONTRIBUTOR The partnership between Midland College-WRTTC, Fort Stockton High School, and the Big Bend Open Road Race (BBORR) is helping create a full-circle journey for students and the community. During the BBORR Head Start Car Show, automotive students assisted with setup and parade traffic while serving as positive role models for Fort Stockton’s youngest learners.

Last Wednesday, Walmart unveiled plans for millions in investments across Texas, including a remodel of its Fort Stockton location as part of 67 store upgrades statewide in 2025. The renovations will feature expanded departments, enhanced online pickup and delivery services, updated pharmacies, and improved signage. The company also highlighted recent workforce advancements, promoting 11,500 Texas associates to higher-paying roles and transitioning 17,300 part-time employees to full-time positions in the past year.

KIRBY WARNOCK AUSTIN — The Texas Historical Commission (THC) hosted its annual Real Places conference April 23-25 at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin, bringing together representatives from more than 200 county historical commissions for workshops, presentations and seminars on preserving Texas history. Kirby Warnock, a member of the Pecos County Historical Commission, said the event provides valuable insights into the state’s heritage and offers ideas to enhance local museums and historic sites.

Laughter and excitement filled the air as families flocked to Rooney Park Saturday morning for the Fort Stockton Lions club Annual Easter Egg Hunt, held each year on the day before Easter Sunday. Starting promptly at 11:30 a.m.

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The Big Bend Open Road Race (BBORR), one of the most challenging open road races in the world, is set to return this weekend, bringing high-speed competition to the grand scope of West Texas. Scheduled for April 23-26, the event will see drivers race along a 118-mile stretch of Highway 285 between Fort Stockton and Sanderson.

Multiple Fort Stockton agencies responded to a fire at a vacant former nursing home in downtown Fort Stockton on Wednesday afternoon. The Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the blaze at the abandoned building—located at the corner of 1st Street and Water Street—at 2:26 p.m., Fire Chief Jessie Dominguez said.

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By this day of the week following Resurrection Sunday (“the lst day of the week” before us--John 20:1) Jesus had appeared to Mary Magdalene, to two of the seventy (Luke 24:13 and following) and to the disciples sans Thomas.