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The Pecos County Senior Citizens Center will host its annual Christmas potluck this Friday, October 17, at noon. Chili, cooked by Sylvia Villalba, will be the main dish with drinks and fixings provided by the Senior Center.

Unfulfilled City Council Term Oct. 11, FSISD Bonds and 17 Constitutional Amendments on Nov.

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.

Fort Stockton Pioneer.

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.'