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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 2013
Page
1
Pecos High School announces Megan Kris Apolinar as valedictorian for the Class of 2013 with plans to study at the University of Texas at San Antonio and pursue a physician assistant career. Salutatorian is Lee Grads.
At a May 23 meeting City Council discussed allowing Dell City based Delcom to use Pecos water towers for wireless internet. Delcom plans fiber interconnects to Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD and 40 anchor institutions with private customer prospects nearby. Survey data from Sierra Blanca shows potential Pecos uptake at 40 a month for 1 mbps and 80 for 3 mbps with 1800 to 2200 possible subscribers.
A brief notice lists Friday hours from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm and provides the contact email news pecos net for Pecos news staff and readers seeking information.
The forecast calls for highs near 107 on Friday with sunny hot conditions and west winds 5 to 15 mph. Friday night remains mostly clear with a low around 64, then Saturday brings a high near 98 and a 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Sunday and Monday stay mostly sunny with highs near 93 and 99 respectively.
Reeves County Commissioners met at the courthouse to address deteriorating county roads damaged by heavy oil and gas truck traffic. Judge W J Bang cited Senate Bills 1747 and 1025 as potential state aid, with Road and Bridges Administrator Russ Salcido outlining costly materials and the need for a solid base.
Reeves County Hospital District explores ending its two year EMS agreement with Town of Pecos City and Air Ambulance Stat Med Pro amid months of transfer delays to Midland Odessa and other areas. CEO Al LaRochelle says a study will assess transfers from Jan 2012 to Apr 2013 and its impact on patient care and costs. Board president Leo Hung questions profitability versus service reliability and warns of a possible $500,000 yearly increase if the switch occurs.
A special election on June 15 will determine the Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD board seat after a May 11 tie of 352 votes between incumbent Louis Matta and challenger David Flores. Early voting runs June 3 to 11 at the T and P Railroad Depot Pecos with Election Day voting at the same site.
Reeves County Water Improvement District No 1 reports more fish and upgraded facilities at Balmorhea Lake amid rising weekend visitors in the Trans-Pecos. Pat Brijalba notes Northern Large Mouth Bass totaling sixty two thousand on May 20, with TPWD expectant growth to eight inches by May 2014. Dave Espy of Friends of Balmorhea Lake cites weekly turnout around four thousand to eleven thousand during holiday weekends, signaling economic and park activity growth.
Iria Ephriam Jr. known as Bubba, a 74-year-old Abilene resident, was the first Black player in the Texas high school state basketball tournament. He recalls the 1957 semifinal at Gregory Gym in Austin, facing boos and debris, scoring none and rebounding 13 as Pecos High School beat his team 71-62, before losing the final to Houston Smiley 52-35.
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