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Local sorority recognizes scholarship winners

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Xi Zeta Lambda honored their annual 2022 scholarship winners and their mothers on Sunday, May 2, in the home of member Darrla with all members present.

Bella Diaz and Gabriella Galindo were named the winners of the scholarships.

Pictured from left to right top row: Scholarship Committee Members Debra Ezell, Vivian Hickman (committee chairman) & Delores Luera. Second Row: Bella Diaz and Gabriella Galindo

Young, Edwards elected to PCWCID No. 1 Board of Directors

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The Pecos County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 canvassed votes from the May 7 election and swore in two new Board of Directors on May 10.

Garry Edwards and Tyler Young are the new board members and will serve four-year terms after receiving the most votes out of the five candidates running for the two seats.

Edwards received 23 votes and Young received 22 votes.

Left to right: Tyler Young, Dudley McKissack, Board President, Garry Edwards.

Inmate Arrests Report – Pecos County Jail (May 3-12)

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May 3

Joe Angel Garcia, of Odessa at 8:10 a.m., officers from the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Garcia on a warrant for aggravated robbery

May 4

Adriana Alonso Gonzales, of Fort Stockton at 9:13 a.m., officers from the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Gonzales on a warrant for assault causes bodily injury family violence.

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Election turnout reaches 8-year high

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Voter turnout at the polls for the May 7 Constitutional Amendment and local election reached an 8-year high in the county by a significant margin after votes were tallied on election day. A total 1,473 voters voted during this election – a number that is 531 higher than last year’s seven-year record.
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Severe thunderstorms triple yearly rainfall in city

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The National Weather Service in Midland estimated that Fort Stockton received between 1-3 inches of rain on May 10 during a serve thunderstorm that lasted approximately an hour. The rainfall filled the Comanche Springs Canal/Creek in Rooney Park, which had been dry for two months.
The Old Alamo Elementary School and current recreation center in Fort Stockton had the roof blown off one of its facilities on May 10 by winds that reached up to 65 miles per hour according to the National Weather Service. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Rejected, pending ballots could change 2 local election results

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Two results from the May 7 election have the possibility of changing by the end of the week.

Fort Stockton ISD Bond Proposition A, which currently has 359 votes against and 356 votes for, could change due to 29 mail ballots that were not received by May 7 and 10 mail ballots that are pending because of a corrective action that is required.

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City of Fort Stockton promotes severe weather notification services

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Fort Stockton experienced severe weather on May 1 as the National Weather Service confirmed that three tornadoes touched down in Pecos County. The tornadic weather affected some local areas, toppling over RVs at the Roadrunner RV Park, flipping the RV Park’s playground equipment, and tipping over two semis on I-10 near Fort Stockton.
A semi tipped over just off Interstate 1-10 near mile marker 260 in Pecos County via the tornadic winds that were in the area for a brief period of time on May 1. The driver was not hurt in the incident. The road was closed at the point of incident for multiple hours according to Pecos County Emergency Management Coordinator Jessie Dominguez. Courtesy Photo
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