Early voting under way for Pecos city and school polls
Voters began casting ballots for the May 11 Pecos city council and school elections with 140 early votes tallied over the first four days. Incumbents Mendoza Tellez and Villegas face former councilman Rodriguez and Knudsen for three two year terms while a bond refinancing vote seeks 3.7 million dollars to retire jail debt and fund street repairs without raising the property tax, with savings expected or possible.
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Rosie Flores
Debbie Thomas
Town of Pecos
Mark Mendoza
Gerald Tellez
Rudy Villegas
Danny Rodriguez
Chuck Knudsen
Town of Pecos City
Pecos
CJC
Pecos Weather Outlook For The Weekend
The forecast shows sunny Friday with a high near 70 and a low around 42 Friday night. Saturday brings mostly sunny skies and a high near 80 with a light east wind. Sunday and Monday trend partly sunny with highs near 84 and 86, respectively.
Maxey Park renovation options voted by Pecos residents
About 300 people attended a public hearing at the Reeves County Civic Center for Maxey Park renovation plans. Voters favored winter baseball and softball fields, a splash park, restrooms, lighting, parking, shade canapés, and to some extent a fishing pond and basketball courts, with ideas shown by Parkhill Smith and Cooper architects and judged by Ty Sisco and Carrie F Batla.
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Jon Fulbright
Maxey Park
Reeves County Civic Center
Town of Pecos
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper
Ty Sisco
Carrie F. Batla
Parkhill
Smith and Cooper
Texas
Pecos
Sisco
Fred Reyes
Batla
Sherwood Park
Odessa
Reeves County
Carrie Batla
Ex Balmorhea official charged with theft in Reeves County
Former Balmorhea city secretary Abel Baeza, now manager at Reeves County Water Improvement District No. 1, was arrested April 23 on a theft charge class A misdemeanor alleging property between 500 and 1500 dollars. Bond set at 10000. case stems from a 2012 Balmorhea complaint.
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Rosie Flores
Balmorhea
Reeves County Sheriff's Deputies
Abel Baeza
Reeves County Sheriff's Department
Baeza
Reeves County Water Improvement District No. 1
Reeves County Sheriffs Office
Art Granada
Sheriffs Department
U.S. Marshal Service
Reeves County
Pecos Council seeks state grant for Love's project
The Pecos City Council aims to secure a Texas Capital Fund grant to cover about 750000 of an 850000 infrastructure package for Love's Travel Center and adjacent development near U S 285 and I 20. The grant would support water and sewer line work and create about 40 jobs, with city and PEDC funding the rest.
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Pecos
City Hall
Pecos Economic Development Corp
Bill Oglesby
Carlos Colina-Vargas
Oglesby
PEDC
Target Logistics
Carlos
Texas Capital Fund
Texas Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Colina Vargas
Love's
Texas
Hampton Inn
Comfort Suites
Colina-Vargas
Gerald Teller
Stolen Honda Motorcycle Sought in Pecos Theft
Pecos Police and Pecos Valley Crime Stoppers seek leads into the theft of a black and gray 2007 Honda motorcycle license plate 3JG008 from La Tienda Thriftway on South Eddy Street between April 29 and 30. A reward is offered for information and tips can be given via Crime Stoppers at 445-9898 or online.
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Pecos
la Tienda Thriftway
Rosie Flores
Pecos Valley
South Eddy Street
Texas
la Tienda
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