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The Fort Stockton city council met in regular session Monday evening and voted to raise building code fees and set the first public hearing for an annexation request by Texas New Mexico Power. The fee required to register to build had been $75 for the initial registration and $50 for renewal, but the new fees will be $100 for renewal and $125 for initial registration.

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Fort Stockton will kick off the spring season the right way with the annual Comanche Springs Rodeo March 21-23 at the Pecos County Coliseum in Fort Stockton. Begun in 2019 and paused for Covid in 2020, the rodeo has grown since its 2021 return and is adding some more activities in 2024.

The Pecos County Commissioner’s Court on Monday amended the ordinance establishing the Fort Stockton Library board, appointed seven to the Fort Stockton Public Library Board, and approved the board’s bylaws at its regular commission meeting. The seven board members appointed are Ross Harper, Jim Hatcher, Molly Yeager, Darren Hodges, Rosalie Sullivan, Victor Gene Robbins and Penny Smith and the board will act as an advisory board and make recommendations to the county commission and the librarian in regards to the policies and procedures regarding use of the library.

Fort Stockton’s ‘Oldest House,’ located at the corner of South Nelson and West Sherer Streets has long been considered the oldest building in Fort Stockton, dating to the mid-1850s. The crumbling Adobe structure – which the city built an aluminum roof over to preserve what’s left – has been listed as a tourist attraction, but the area is inaccessible and seldom visited. The actual age of the structure is in doubt, and a group of archaeologists descended on the structure Feb. 24 in hopes of finding clues to put those doubts to rest.

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO Your guide to local places to go and things to do! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail shawn.yorks@fortstocktonpioneer.com. MARCH 7-9 Fort Stockton High School varsity baseball at West Texas Classic.

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Governor Abbott held a briefing with state and local officials and provided an update on Texas’ continued wildfire response efforts at a press conference in Canadian. “As Texas experiences the largest wildfire in the history of our state, we remain ready to deploy every available resource to ensure communities in the Panhandle have the help they need to stay safe and work their way towards recovery,” said Governor Abbott.

The Pecos County Commissioner’s Court on Feb. 26 approved a list of items on its agenda during the regular commission meeting.

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