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PECOS COUNTY, TEXAS — August 13, 2026 — Pecos County welcomes Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its planned data center campus in Pecos County and looks forward to the significant opportunities this major investment may bring to the residents, businesses, and taxing jurisdictions of our county.

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Space exploration has long been a part of Far West Texas, particularly in the Davis Mountains.

Week of August 16-22 LIONS of KANDAHAR War is never pretty. It’s not meant to be.

Dear Neil, previous owners of our house planted red yuccas in a bed along the drive. We like the plants very much, but they’ve become very dense, and we’d like to move them. Can that be done, and if so, when and how?

It sits alone, surrounded by miles of West Texas sky, and yet it has long been a destination whispered about, recommended, and returned to by those who know. The Gage Hotel is not just a stop along the road; it’s a place people seek out.

Can you believe we had some good, beautiful rains in the middle of July of all things. Yes, it was spotty in some places but there were a lot of places that had good rains. We had a lot of rain over seven inches inches in and it is green, dirt tanks are full.

The Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University has been selected for a grant totaling $412,997 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to expand and strengthen educational programming serving the Big Bend region.

The Arts & Crafts Show awards scholarships to area graduating seniors each summer as students make their way off to college. As an event of the Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce, it is organized by a Chamber Committee.

Open to all Senior Center members and guests, Friday, August 21, at 12:00. The Pecos County Senior Citizens Center will host a Farmer’s Market Potluck luncheon this Friday, August 21, at 12:00 noon at the Senior Center, located at 1010 W.