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The Fort Stockton community is mourning the loss of a beloved high school senior following a tragic car accident Monday afternoon. According to the Fort Stockton Police Department, officers were dispatched at approximately 4:39 p.m.

The Fort Stockton City Council met Monday evening at City Hall, located at 121 West Second Street, to conduct its regular business session, which included several proclamations, the canvassing of special election results, and approval of multiple community donations.

The Pecos County Commissioners Court held its regular session Monday, approving a series of wind energy initiatives that officials say will significantly expand the county’s renewable energy footprint. nts with Skyrider Wind, LLC, and Big Canyon Wind, LLC, including $1,000 payments from each company to offset local administrative costs.

The Alamo Elementary campus was a vibrant spectacle of energy and school spirit as students participated in the annual Color Run and Tug of War competition last week. Students from all grade levels showcased their athleticism and teamwork in the lively event, a long-standing tradition that brings the school community together.

While one might well suppose from a close reading of the last verses from the gospel according to Luke that Jesus ascended to Heaven within twenty- four hours of rising from the dead before dawn on Resurrection Day, which Christians have long celebrated as Easter morning, the account of the Ascension from the book of Acts, long assumed to be a continuation of Luke’s message, provides for forty days for numerous appearances to the disciples in which, as he did for the two walking to Emmaus, he “opened their minds to understand the scriptur[al]” mandate that “repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached ….” (Luke 24: 45-47, cf. Acts 1: 1-4) And so Luke-Acts provides for a forty day Easter Season that rises toward the Day of Pentecost promised as the receiving of the Holy Spirit to aid their and our witness of what began in Jerusalem and spread to “earth’s remotest end”— which just might be somewhere in Siberia or, perhaps, West Texas.

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.

Fort Stockton Pioneer Photos are from the Fort Stockton Pioneer archives at the Pioneer’s office located at 210 N. Nelson St .

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, I harvested coral vine seeds when they turned brown last year. We stored them dry at room temperature and planted them around March 1.

They are elderly and have very little money. Both have a number of health problems but despite this they always seem to have a good attitude and talk about trusting in God. I love to visit with them, and they tell me they pray together every morning asking for God’s care and every evening thanking Him for His watching over them. The Bible talks a lot about God’s care for us and the word used is Loving- kindness. The Bible says we can approach God only because He loves and cares for us, (Psalm 5:7, 23:6). God will forgive our sins if we ask Him, (confess), and put our trust in Jesus Christ and what He did upon the cross, (1 John 1:9&10, John 3:16). Two of the greatest things in this life is to have our sins forgiven and a new relationship with God. (Psalm 25:7, 51:1, 59:16). The Bible says God’s love is everywhere no matter where you go, (Psalm 33:5, 36:5). We are also encouraged to never give up trusting in Him, (Psalm 52:8&9). God’s help and watching over us is better than life itself, (Psalm 63:3&4). Sadly, to say many will not ask Jesus into their life or trust in God and it will cost them in this life but so much more in the life to come, (Psalm 32:10). Those who trust in God will have their life satisfied with many good things, (Psalm 90:14).

The Terlingua Creek Project is a legacy project for the Conservancy and a unique opportunity to protect more than 3,000 acres of land along the western boundary of the park. Private lands on Terlingua Creek adjacent and upstream of the Big Bend National Park boundary represent ecologically significant stream segments, and the potential for designation as such in the Texas Water Plan.