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A familiar face around Fort Stockton, Steven M. Walker, an artist who has called the city home for the last six years, has recently earned a place in the renowned art gathering known as Chinati Weekend.

The Pecos County Commissioners Court met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday September 23. During this meeting, after the commissioners approved the minutes of previous meetings, they approved a contract between Buena Vista ISD and the Pecos County Elections Administrator for the upcoming November 5 election.

The Fort Stockton Public Library will be hosting a quilting show from October 21 through November 1. Local quilting extraordinaries like Vicki Parker, Phyllis Smith, Wanda McGovern and Pat Cox will be featured with their masterful work.

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His name was Gouverneur Kemble Warren, quite a moniker with which to go through life. He was born in Cold Spring, New York, across the Hudson River from West Point, where he graduated second in his class in 1850.

Fort Stockton Pioneer.

Dear Neil, our neighbors planted a large bed of purpleheart groundcover this spring. They’ve been told it will freeze to the ground but sprout back again next spring. That means all the tops will freeze. Could they be harvested for use as cuttings this fall? When and how can I grow them?

Well, it is getting close to that time of the year. I previously lived in a place out in the country where it was very easy to become disoriented if you left the house in foggy weather. Thankfully that only happened a few times. I have also found myself in a similar situation in my Christian life or walk a few times. I can’t explain why; I just know it happens. We might be going to church regularly, reading our Bibles daily; praying and doing everything God says to do to the best of our ability and still seemingly losing touch with God. We want to keep fellowship with God above everything else, (Psalm 119:33-37, 11Kings 10:31). When in that Spiritual fog, my soul seems empty, the strong joy and peace are not there. One very important thing, we have to learn to be patient and wait on God just as the children of Israel did in the desert, (Exodus 40:35-38). I usually come around to spending more quiet time seeking God, (Deuteronomy 4:29, Deuteronomy 6:4-7, 1 Kings 8:54-61). I spend more time reading my bible and praying. Sometimes, I am not in the fog for long and at other times it may be a while. Usually, God is trying to show me something or teaching me to look for and wait for Him, (Matthew6: 33,7:7. Phillippians 6:6&7). Oh, what a joy when the fog clears, (Psalm 119:1-3).

Editor’s note: It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered evidence of guilt, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The following list is provided by the Pecos County Sheriff’s Department.