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Permian Basin Area Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the 2024-2025 scholarship cycle. Students and counselors may view eligibility and selection criteria for scholarships on the PBAF website, www. pbaf.org. The application opened Jan. 1 and the deadline is March 31.

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The Fort Stockton City Council Amended a portion of a wrecker service ordinance at its Jan. 8, 2024 meeting – more specifically Chapter 25 of the ordinance regarding wrecker service rotation lists.

The Hodges family has a long, storied history in Fort Stockton, and the city council has taken steps to ensure the name lives on. The city created the Hodges Pavilion adjacent to the Fort Stockton Convention Center in 2023 in honor of Delmon Hodges, and at Monday’s council meeting, renamed a portion of West 17th Street from the I-10 access road to Marshall Street between Candlewood Suites and Hampton Inn Hodges Parkway in honor of Hodges.

The Pecos County Commissioner’s Court raced through a 26-item agenda in 45 minutes, Monday morning, approving a contract for aerial hunting/game management through the USDA Wildlife services. The court approved the bid submitted by Concho Aviation at its Dec. 11, 2023 meeting, and the contract is valid for two years, ending Dec. 31, 2025. Precinct 1 Commissioner Tom Chapman had asked for the contract to be for two years, and it was listed as just one year on the contract, and the motion was made to amend contract for two years.

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. JANUARY 5 Fort Stockton Prowlers Basketball vs.

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It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Editor’s Note: A change in the political landscape with the election of a new mayor in Fort Stockton, a successful Water Carnival and crowning of a new Miss Fort Stockton, and a state championship relay team at Fort Stockton High School were among the events that made headlines in the Pioneer in 2023. Following are headlines, sports highlights and local happenings from the Fort Stockton Pioneer in 2023.

The Fort Stockton city council – minus mayor Paul Casias – held a special lunchtime meeting Tuesday to clarify the total acreage of a plot of land the city had originally put out for bid near the landfill and extended the deadline for bids. The city originally said it was 500 acres but clarified that to 360 acres on Tuesday.