Pecos May sales tax rebate topples prior records despite mixed regional gains
Pecos City earned a May sales tax rebate of 305 913 dollars, a record high and over 55 percent above last year's May. Reeves County Hospital District rebounded with 225 496 dollars, up 21.66 percent. Oil and gas activity boosted area totals with Midland Odessa Alpine Crane Lamesa Seminole and other cities posting varied gains while Balmorhea and Toyah declined.
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Pecos
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Reeves County
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Susan Combs
Pecos Economic Development Corp
PEDC
Balmorhea
Toyah
Midland
May
Odessa
Alpine
Combs
Crane
Lamesa
Seminole
Voters urged to turn out for Pecos election day
Pecos area voters will cast ballots Saturday in city and school district elections. Early voting totaled 517, with 194 on the final day, well below last year’s 650. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm at Pecos Community Center. Incumbents Mendoza Teller Villegas face challengers Rodriguez Knudsen for two-year terms. Bond refinancing may lower jail tax. city aims to save for a November street repairs vote.
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Pecos
Debbie Thomas
Thomas
S. Oak St
Town of Pecos
Mark Mendoza
Gerald Teller
Rudy Villegas
Danny Rodriguez
Chuck Knudsen
Ex Pecos resident jailed on weapons charge
A former Pecos resident wounded in a 1980 gunfight was arrested in Midland on firearms charges. Steven Leonard Prewit, living in Midland, faces a sealed criminal complaint for possession of unregistered fully automatic weapons and improvised devices. Detention hearing set for May 13 before Judge Counts.
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Pecos
West Third Street
Midland
Trans-Pecos
Steven Leonard Precit
Prewit
U.S. District Court
David Counts
United States
Robert Pitman
Pittman
Ward County resident helps recover stolen Honda motorcycle
Pecos Police report a 2007 black and gray Honda motorcycle stolen April 29 30 from La Tienda on South Eddy Street was recovered May 5 in Ward County after a tip from a local resident. The tip led deputies to seize the bike, which had a tampered ignition, and a cash reward was planned through Pecos Valley Crime Stoppers.
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Pecos Valley
Pecos
South Eddy Street
Ward County Sheriff's Department
Texas
la Tienda
Ward
Sheriff's Department
Clay McKinney
McKinney
Ward County
Pecos City Redirects Funds to Expand South Pecos Sewer Project
Council approves shifting about 750000 from water and sewer line expansion south of I 20 to the east side project near the West of the Pecos Rodeo Grounds. The aim is to boost sewer capacity to support Love's Truck Stop and nearby development along U S 285, with a potential Texas Capital Fund grant offsetting most of the 850000 cost.
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Pecos
City Hall
Texas Capital Fund
Love's
Target Logistics
Lincoln Street
Pecos Rodeo Grounds
Edgardo Madrid
Relay for Life Returns to Downtown Pecos for 2012
The Annual Relay for Life in Reeves County returns Friday at Centennial Park beside the West of the Pecos Museum after moving from Martinez Field in 2012. Organizer Ivy Naude reports last year drew a strong turnout and the new downtown site proved successful with setup at 5 p.m. Eleven teams are registered.
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Relay For Life
Reeves County
Martinez Field
Pecos
Ivy Naude
Centennial Park
Pecos Museum
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