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The historical integrity of Fort Stockton is hanging on the microscopic analysis of wood fibers, as a major scientific effort seeks to definitively date the town’s most enduring landmark, the aptly named “Oldest House” adobe ruins. Long identified as the oldest structure in Fort Stockton, the ruins, located at 601 S.

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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Texas hosted a special ceremony last month to celebrate the dedication of its Independence Creek Preserve in Sheffield as a National Natural Landmark (NNL). The preserve, a nearly 20,000-acre “desert oasis” in the Chihuahuan Desert of West Texas, was officially honored with a dedication ceremony on Friday, September 26.

Editor's note: It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered evidence of guilt, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The following list is provided by the Pecos County Sheriff's Department.

I love flavorful food from across the globe. True - Old Mexico, Baja-style, happens to be one of my favorites.

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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, I have several nice houseplants growing in pots beneath large shade trees in my landscape. I’m planning to bring them indoors for the winter, but I’m seeing insects like water bugs, ants, and pill bugs around them.

As we grow into the New Life offered by Lord Jesus, we are helped and guided by The Word of God and the Holy Spirit to become servants and vessels in the cause of God's Kingdom. To that end God has a calling and a purpose for each of us. The choice to respond is ours. As Deuteronomy 28: 1-2 promises, 'Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God by keeping and observing all his commandments, which I am laying down for you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth and all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you have obeyed the voice of the LORD.' The Deuteronomist continues in verses 13 and 14, 'You will always prosper and thrive if you do not turn aside from the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left to go after other gods to serve them.'

“100 Ways God Speaks to You” was written by Robert A. Avila. No publisher or publication date given. In the preface the author states: “This book relates the many works our Heavenly Father performed to teach me to hear his voice, to trust Him, and to obey Him. My hope is that you will recognize your own experiences in these stories,” (Avila, pg. 4).

Years ago, I had a few pigs, and they loved mud. The dirtier and smellier that mud hole was the better they liked it. I would move them to a clean pen; wash them off with clean fresh water but the first chance they got, right back into the mud. If they stayed out of the mud, I would scratch them and love them but no way with all that stinky mud on them.