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Local sorority recognizes scholarship winners

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

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

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...
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Election turnout reaches 8-year high

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.
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Severe thunderstorms triple yearly rainfall in city

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
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