Chamber eyes beer sales at Night in Old Pecos festival
Pecos Chamber of Commerce board met to discuss the Night in Old Pecos Cantaloupe Festival set for Saturday July 27 in Downtown Pecos. They plan beer sales outside the West of the Pecos Museum Courtyard with two bands already applying and a July 12 deadline for spaces and DJ forms.
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Pecos
Pecos Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
D.j.’S
Chamber
Debbie Thomas
Thomas
Lupe Davis
Pecos Museum
Optimist Club
Davis
Windmill Square
Old Pecos
Rodeo Committee
Brenda McKinney
Drought insurance aids Texas ranchers through dry spells
Shane Altizer, a third generation Texas rancher from Cherokee, credits the PRF drought insurance with cushioning his family operation during the 2011 drought. He now promotes the program with Depot Crop Insurance, noting government support covers about half the premium and two key calculations determine value per acre.
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Shane Altizer
Cherokee High School
Cherokee
Texas
San Saba County
Schreiner University
Altizer
Chuck Sellman
Depot Crop Insurance
Depot
Sellman
Alsiizer
United States Department of Agriculture
Single Car Rollover on I 10 Near Hackberry Draw
A Ford pickup rolled multiple times after a left rear tire blowout on I 10 near mile marker 199 one mile east of Hackberry Draw. At least three injured, one needing extraction. All three were treated and released at Reeves County Hospital. Investigating officers were State Trooper Robert Orr and Deputies Thomas Paz and Julio Orosco.
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Hackberry Draw
Reeves County Hospital
Robert Orr
Reeves County
Thomas Paz
Julio Orosco
Fireworks spark dispute over Reeves County rodeo event
Controversy surrounds the Fourth of July Bullride at the Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena as dense smoke and noise from fireworks distressed Toro Diablo patrons. Local promoter Jim Moore leases the arena, with county officials urging residents to use Martinez Field due to drought restrictions. Officials differ on responsibility and possible county resolutions to designate approved fireworks sites.
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Jim Moore
Reeves County Civic Center
Moore
Reeves County
Martinez Field
Northside Park
Rodeo Grounds
Civic Center
Pecos Area
Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena
County and City Agree to Maxey Park Land Swap
Reeves County Commissioners approve a land exchange with the Town of Pecos City to swap about 90 acres near Maxey Park for land behind the Reeves County Golf Course. City plans include a master plan for Maxey Park, Airbase Ball Parks, and parking with maintenance starting January 2, 2014. The county will maintain the swapped land beginning January 1, 2014.
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Maxey Park
Reeves County
Pecos City
Town of
Pecos
WeatherWatch: Hot spells and scattered showers ahead
The forecast calls for highs near 100 to 103 over the next few days with sunny to mostly sunny conditions. Nights stay warm with lows around 72 to 75. A chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms returns Monday as a weak pattern moves in.
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