Pecos area votes in several city and school races
Voters in Pecos Barstow Toyah and Balmorhea elect three city council members and three school trustees in a multi precinct election. Barstow Toyah and Balmorhea tally council seats while Reeves County voters pick school board members. absentee ballots counted with canvassing set for next week.
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Pecos
Patrons of
Pecos- Barstow-Toyah Independent
Toyah
Balmorhea
Reeves County
S. Oak St
Roddy Villescas
R. Henry Blackwell
Louis Guerrero
Barstow
H.S. Haile
Sandra Gibson
Lonnie Richards
George Bryant
S.O. Valdez
Delores Drier
Carl L
Butch) Weinacht
Ruben
Carrasco
W.E
Billy) Moore
Ismael Dutchover
Gary Loftin
Clemente Alvarez
Odes O’rear
Rosendo Carrasco
Don Jones
Pecos Cook
Angelina Brijalba
Pecos - Barstow- Toyah
Frances Gunn
Alton Hughes
Floyd Brownlee
Robert Hernandez
Barbara Peer
Juana Jaquez
Moslem leader jailed for talking of revenge
Hanafi leader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, jailed after a siege that held 134 hostages in Washington, spoke of a fourth phase of revenge. Prosecutors described blood curdling threats overheard on a court ordered wiretap. Khaalis and 11 followers face armed kidnapping charges as investigations continue.
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Washington
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Khaalis
U.S
Silbert
Harold Greene
D.C
Abdul Aziz
Kensington
Hyattsville
Warren McConnell
Treasury Department
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Solons speak out on pending Texas Legislature bills
State Sen. W.E. Snelson and State Rep. Dick Slack voiced positions on measures before the 65th Texas Legislature. They discussed debt collection powers, limited annual sessions, ERA ratification, Sunset bills, driver education fees, school charges, bilingual education, horse race betting, hotel motel bed tax, Workmen's Compensation rises, and directory assistance charges. Their stances vary from support to opposition and call for study or public reaction.
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W.E
Pete) Snelson
Dick Slack
Texas
Snelson
Slack
Sen
Senate
Toyah Voters May Decide on Ambulance Purchase
Toyah residents will vote at a special City Council meeting on Saturday to decide whether to fund and purchase an ambulance for the community and surrounding area. The session begins at 10.
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Toyah
Pecos council approves ambulance survey and fire truck plans
The Pecos city council will conduct a public survey on ambulance charges with a Saturday ballot at City Hall from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. In other action, Orders were placed for a new Pecos Fire Department truck to be delivered by late summer or fall, and No. 6 will be sold to Automotive Proving Grounds for 4250 dollars.
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Pecos
Toyah
City Hall
Virginia Gibson
J.T. Prewit
Automotive Proving Grounds, Inc
APG
Prewit
Simms Fire Equipment Co
San Antonio
SIMMS
Valley Motor Co
GMC
Precit
Pecos Volunteer Fire Department
Pecos Department
Weather Watch Forecast for the Weekend
Thursday's high around 79 degrees with an overnight low near 43. Forecast shows fair conditions with diminishing winds tonight. Saturday will be partly cloudy and cooler. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible in most sections Sunday.
Pecos Music Festival to Feature Seventeen Bands
Seventeen concert bands will perform Saturday at Pecos High School auditorium for the sixth annual Pecos Music Festival. Zavala and Crockett Junior High bands start at 8:15 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. with events running until 5:30 p.m. Four judges will evaluate, directed by Bill Carrico and Doug Garman with Darlo Rountree conducting Pecos bands. Classes include C D CCC Orchestra and CCC Band with multiple junior high and high school ensembles from Pecos Fort Stockton Alpine Odessa and others.
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Pecos High School
Pecos
Zavala
CCC Orchestra
CCC
Zavala Junior High
Crockett Junior High
Fort
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Orla
Pecos City
Pecos-Barstow - Toyah
Pecos City Hall
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District
Solons
Bowie Junior High
Nimitz Junior High
Hood Junior High
Odessa
Bonham Junior High
Orland Butler
Lubbock
J.W. King
Canyon
Jim Priest
Hereford
Ronnie Wells
Amarillo
Bob
Bickley
Bob Bickley
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