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RFQ's to be awarded for new rec center at Tuesday's city council meeting

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Listed below is the agenda for the Fort Stockton City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 22, starting at 5:30 p.m. at city hall.

Items of note include awarding a request for qualifications for the city’s new rec center. F.T. James Construction Inc./Alvidrez Architecture Inc., PSRBB Architects/Banes Construction, MW Builders, Inc. and Spartan Construction turned in bids.

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Hiring of new teachers, resignations on Monday's FSISD special meeting agenda

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The School Board for the Fort Stockton ISD will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 21 at the school’s administration building at 101 W. Division.

Among the agenda items is giving the superintendent the final hiring authority for contract employees. Currently the superintendent only has the hiring authority for non-contract school employees.

FSISD Special School Board Meeting Agenda - June 21

Texas has passed a bill to protect Laughlin AFB, ERCOT, and National Security

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Texas Senate Bill 2116, now known as the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act, passed unanimously through the Texas House and Senate, was signed into law by Governor Abbott on June 5 and is effective immediately. The law prohibits companies from China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran from investing in projects connected to Texas's critical infrastructure, including the electrical grid.

Front Row Left to Right- Senator Dr. Donna Campbell, Governor Gregg Abbott, Representative  Tan Parker Back Row – Representatives John Cyrier, Eddie Morales, James White, DRC  Executive Director Julie Lewey, and Representative Steve Toth

First National Bank popcorn Fridays are back

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First National Bank of Fort Stockton started their Popcorn Friday’s this past week. The bank, located at 1000 W. Dickinson Blvd., is now serving free freshly popped popcorn on Friday’s. The FNB hours on Friday are from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pictured from left to right: Jeanette Cortez, Olympia Salazar, Cassandra Sanchez, Crystal Beinhauer, Emmanuel DeLaRosa, Erika Bislar, Jerrica Gomez, Worthie Gonzales, Karime Melendez. Courtesy Photo
First National Bank popcorn Fridays are back

Members participate in Texas 4-H Roundup

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Pecos County 4-H members participated at the 75th Texas 4-H Roundup in College Station June 8-10. Texas 4-H Roundup, the pinnacle event for all of Texas 4-H, welcomed around 1,300 youth to compete in around 50 diverse competitions. The contests included both qualifying events and invitational events.

Youth vaccinations surpass 100

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The number of individuals who have received at least one shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine between the ages of 12-15 has now surpassed 100 in Pecos County. A total of 47 people in that age range were signed up to get the shot at the Pecos County Memorial Hospital Specialty Clinic on June 16.
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Texas Hornshell critical habitat proposed

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the proposed critical habitat for the endangered Texas hornshell, a freshwater mussel found in Texas and New Mexico. The Texas hornshell was listed as endangered on Feb. 9, 2018.
Texas Hornshell critical habitat proposed

Midland College back to normal operations

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Midland College announced on June 14 that the fall 2021 schedule of classes will include many faceto-face classes for the first time since the COVID pandemic started 18 months prior. In addition, students will also have the opportunity to choose hybrid (combination of face-to-face and online), online and virtual formats.

USDA sending out disaster relief payments

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More than $1 billion in payments will be released over the next several weeks starting June 15 for agricultural producers with approved applications for the Quality Loss Adjustment Program, and for producers who have already received payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus. These programs provide disaster assistance to producers who suffered losses to 2018 and 2019 natural disasters.
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