Routine street closing spurs opposition votes in Pecos
Voters in Pecos face a special election Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the community center banquet room to close designated streets and alleys in the Country Club Estates area south of IH 20. The move followed a zoning change recommendation from residential to commercial and aims to clear an infested, unused tract bought by two local residents who plan a 100 unit motel and restaurant, with construction slated to begin May 1 and about 30 jobs upon completion.
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Community Center
Country Club Estates Subdivision
Planning and Zoning Board
Fredericksburg
South Pecos
Lynn Webb
Daylight Saving Time Begins Across Nation This Sunday
The nation moves clocks forward one hour Sunday at 2 a.m. marking six months of daylight saving. Debates in Congress linger over extending DST with Senate proposing seven months while House committees delay action. Arizona Hawaii and parts of Indiana exempt from the change. The city expects tax revenue from a 1 percent occupancy tax.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
House Commerce Committee
House Commerce
Arizona
Hawaii
Indiana
Eva Valencia
Crescent Jewlers
Lynn Webb
Coffee price heads toward $2 per pound
Coffee prices rise at wholesale due to anticipated Brazil frost via USDA official Les Hurt. General Foods and Folgers confirmed wholesale hikes. green beans up sharply from last year, with roasting losses cited and retail prices likely to follow in coming weeks.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Brazil
Les Hurt
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hurt
Hart
General Foods Corp
Folgers Coffee Co
Procter & Gamble Co
General Foods
Permian Basin firemen convene in Pecos for spring meet
About 400 firemen, wives, and families from Pecos and surrounding towns gather in Pecos for the Permian Basin Firemen Association spring convention. Activities begin 8 a.m. at the central fire station with races on Sixth Street and a noon break followed by a barbecue at Reeves County Sheriff's barn.
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Peces
Permian Basin Firemen’s Association
Lynn Owens
Dick Wadley
Pecos
Lynn Webb
Central Fire Station
Denver City
Seagraves
Brownfield
Barstow
Kermit
Fort Stockton
Pecos High School
L.A. Pattillo
H.D. Glover
Bill Pigman
State Firemans and Fire Marshal Association
Elsworth Greer
On Tap
Oak
Cedar Streets
Sixth Street
Reeves County Sheriff's
Enterprise
Tornado Warnings Reef area and Texas storms
A severe weather day with tornado warnings for Pecos area and several funnel clouds sighted by sheriff units. No injuries or damages reported though Fort Stockton saw an unoccupied trailer destroyed by high winds and golfball hail. Forecasts call for warm, fair weather through Saturday with cooler nights.
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Pecos
National Weather Service
Sheriff's Department
Saragosa
Sargosa
Fort Stockton
Texas
Balmorhea hit by telephone outage from severe weather
Telephone service in Balmorhea and the Pecos area was knocked out by violent weather late Thursday. Continental Telephone manager Ron Ethridge said high winds caused an intermittent outage before total disruption. Crews worked through Thursday night and into today to restore service.
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South Plains
San Marcos
Austin
Granbury
Brownwood
National Weather Service
Dallas-Fort Worth
Abilene
San Angelo
Sonora
Texas
Panhandle
Shamrock
Childress
Balmorhea
Pecos
Continental Telephone
Ron Ethridge
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Country Club Drive
House Motors
Kenneth Kothe
Sam Parker
Cates
DST
Kothe
Permian Basin Firemen
Appalachians
Mississippi Valley
Central Rockies
West Central Plains
Rockies
Nation
Plateau
George McAlmon
Rhearse
McAlmon
Congress Committee
Albert Eger
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