Reeves County unemployment slips under 9 percent in April
Reeves County unemployment fell to 8.9 percent in April as the labor force grew to 4,444 with 4,049 jobs and 395 unemployed, down from March. The rate remains the second highest in the Permian Basin and Trans-Pecos, while Midland posted Texas’ lowest rate at 3.0 percent.
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Weather outlook shows hot stretch with scattered showers
The forecast calls for highs near 95 on Sunday 96 Tuesday and 102 Wednesday with mostly clear nights and light winds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible Thursday and Thursday night with 20 percent precipitation and temperatures from the mid 50s to low 70s at night.
Monster trucks take over Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena in Pecos
Fans flocked to the first Summer Nationals at Pecos Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena as monster trucks roared around the arena and atop junked cars over two nights. Organizers cited safety as the reason to avoid the box seats while keeping grandstands open for excellent views. Ed Beckley of Checkered Flag Production called the event a dynamic shift from horses to horsepower.
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Jon Fulbright
Horsepower
Pecos
Ed Beckley
Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD to recount Wednesday vote tie
A recount of the May 11 Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD board election will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday after a tie for the third three year term. Board members Bertha Natividad and Gail Box were sworn in earlier. The recount could prompt a runoff and no officers were chosen yet.
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Louis Matta
David Flores
P-B-T Isd
Tracy Shaw
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West Fourth Street
Clarke Boyd
Rubio’s Paving Co
Former Toyah mayor pleads guilty to theft from city funds
Former Toyah mayor Bartolo Sanchez pled guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing about 100000 from Toyah. He admitted signing a 228132 settlement with Chesapeake Operating for street repairs and diverting funds into a city account before issuing checks to himself. He faces up to three years in federal prison and restitution with sentencing set later.
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Reeves County
Toyah
Bartolo Sanchez
United States
Robert Pitman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mark Morgan
Robert A. Junell
U.S. District Court
Midland
Sanchez
U.S
Chesapeake Settlement
Red Bluff to offer sale of abandoned New Mexico pipeline
Red Bluff Water and Power Control District will sell the nearly 40 year old 8 inch water line that runs from Red Bluff Lake into Eddy County New Mexico after board members chose sale over leasing due to liability concerns. The move follows an executive session during the May 14 meeting after an offer from Jason Maley of M&M Excavating to lease the line.
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Eddy County
Robert Scoggins
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Scoggins
Correction to Pecos Enterprise arrest error
The May 10 Pecos Enterprise clarifies a previous report about Steven Leonard Prewit. It states he was not arrested in 1991 in Pecos on drug charges and confirms he has no criminal drug charges on record. The federal case concerns possession of unregistered firearms, involving a different Steven Prewit.
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Steven Leonard Prewit
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Steven Prewit
Enterprise
Balmorhea Tax Contract Joined by Reeves County District
The Reeves County Tax Appraisal District added the city of Balmorhea to its tax collection duties during a May meeting at the Cypress Street office. The board approved some back tax property sales, tabled others, and reviewed preliminary valuations for local taxing entities led by Chief Appraiser John Huddleston, noting Balmorhea and Balmorhea ISD now contract with the district alongside Pecos Town, Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD, and Reeves County Hospital District.
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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Isd
Reeves County Hospital District
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