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Fort Stockton Independent School District has named DJ Howell as its new athletic director and head football coach, the district announced this week. Howell, a veteran coach with 24 years of experience, brings a career winning percentage of .722 and a reputation for building successful programs.

Despite the pouring rain and pummeling hail on April 22, the hospital classroom was standing room only for the regular meeting of the Pecos County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors. Widespread concern regarding the possible departure of a beloved physician, Dr.

I remember the time when a youth group while on a mission trip found a little abandoned puppy looking for scraps at the motel where we were staying. They had pity and compassion on the little puppy and tried to find out if there was an owner. The hotel people said, “no” and that the puppy was just a nuisance.

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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, What is this aggressive weed that has invaded part of my yard? What can I do to eliminate it? This is one of the types of nutsedge. They tend to thrive in wetter parts of our lawns, where they can establish and outgrow the turfgrass.

In the three year cycle of Scriptural passages assigned to Sundays in years A, B and C the passages chosen for the Sundays following Easter this year include Jesus’ appearances as the Risen Lord to the disciples gathered on Resurrection Day evening (from John 20) and His appearance to the disciples later as they return to Galilee “to fish” ( John 21 but see Matthew 28). Although Year C is Luke’s year, the walk to Emmaus appearance earlier on Resurrection Day is not “on the schedule” in 2025. Instead, we hear Jesus urge the disciples to “receive the Holy Spirit” and facilitate reconciliation among those seeking the Kingdom of God in their lives.

Volunteers for the Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin will be outside Fort Stockton’s Walmart Super Center Saturday, May 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help people register their children from birth to five years of age to receive a FREE age-appropriate book mailed to them each month from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Last month was sexual assault awareness month, and with that, U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) codified key parts of President Trump’s zero-tolerance border crackdown.

ANDRES MADRID CONTRIBUTOR The partnership between Midland College-WRTTC, Fort Stockton High School, and the Big Bend Open Road Race (BBORR) is helping create a full-circle journey for students and the community. During the BBORR Head Start Car Show, automotive students assisted with setup and parade traffic while serving as positive role models for Fort Stockton’s youngest learners.