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Body West Texas VA Health Care System will conduct a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Fort Stockton Outreach Clinic on Friday, May 7, from 10 a.m.- noon. The clinic is located at 1205 North Sycamore Street in Fort Stockton.

Body Five individuals earned distinct honors at the Big Bend Open Road Race banquet on April 24 at the Pecos County Civic Center. Todd Hammock of McKinney and his 2019 Challenger won the People’s Choice Award at the car show in Sanderson.

Body 85 MPH Class, First Place - Jason and Alaina Parker (Fort Worth) 1967 F100.

Body Hundreds of Fort Stockton citizens showed up to see the Big Bend Open Road Race Parade on April 23. The parade featured over 150 cars from 17 states.

Body To help ensure officer safety in rural areas, the Pecos County Commissioners decided to move forward with an approval of purchase for cell phone boosters for the Texas Department of Safety Criminal Investigation Division at Monday’s regular meeting.

Body After two months since originally being discussed at the Fort Stockton city council meeting, the Springhirst Hotel renovation project once again appeared on the city council agenda at the group’s regular meeting on April 27.

Body West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas awarded Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster the Official of the Year for 2021. It was presented to him at the West Texas Conference in Odessa on April 21. The West Texas Association represents 118 counties of Texas.

Body Get ready for the roar as bikers from across Texas descend on the Big Bend for a long weekend of West Texas fun. Bikers themselves, Ole Crystal Bar owners Amy and Levi Hardy recently announced they will host a motorcycle rally based in Alpine for Thursday through Sunday, May 6-9.

Body In the short-term, the border crisis in Texas will inevitably get worse before it gets better heading into the summer months. But, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) hopes his Security First Act bill will help the situation trend in a positive direction in the future.