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The body of a Midland man was recovered from Imperial Reservoir Sunday morning following an intensive 21/2-day search, according to Pecos County Sheriff Cliff Harris.

Kara Lee CBS 7 News 5-25-08 Ft. Stockton Teen Found Pecos County,TX.-After three days of extensive searching, recovery crews have located the body of 19 year old Frazier Riggs.

He went missing Thursday night at the Imperial Reservoir. Search crews say the community response has been overwhelming, despite rugged conditions.

Pecos County authorities continue to search for a Fort Stockton man after he fell off a jet ski into the Imperial Reservoir Thursday night.

“It's an old system in that regard”

Judge Roy Bean may have been the most famous non-lawyer judge in Texas history, and a vestige of his frontier justice is alive and well in modern-day Texas. via MySA.com

CBS 7 News Staff May 12, 2008 Pecos County, Texas- Fire that burned for almost two weeks in Pecos County is finally out. via KOSA

“He was located face down by his friends in the bathroom of his trailer”

FORT STOCKTON Pecos County Sheriff's Office officials are awaiting autopsy results on a former NFL player who died in Pecos County. via Odessa American Online

The 39-year-old Whitley was found Sunday night in Fort Stockton. Pecos County Sheriff Cliff Harris said Wednesday that Whitley was found face down in the bathroom by friends who went to check on him after they ... via KDBC

FORT STOCKTON The Fort Stockton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recently hosted their sixth annual awards banquet May 1 at the Pecos County Exhibition Building. via Odessa American Online

A fire in Pecos County continues to burn tonight after sparking three days ago. The Texas Forest Service says the Huckabee fire is 75% contained, and has already destroyed 98,000 acres of land. via KMID

Most of the western parts of Texas remain drought-stressed, while the north and east parts of the state have had some relief, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agents say. via KWTX

“Recent rains have improved soil moisture. Row crops are growing quickly. Wheat and oats are starting to dry down, and combining is just around the corner.”

Most of the western parts of the state remained drought-stressed, while the northern and eastern parts of the state saw some relief, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service agents across the ... via Houston Chronicle

Firefighters struggle to get a handle on at least seven Texas wildfires, two of which burned across more than 20,000 acres each. via News 8 Austin

“As a member of a long-time ranching family in Brewster and Pecos counties, I have had the opportunity to experience ranching with prairie dogs on a first-hand basis”

ALPINE A proposed research study by Sul Ross State University would reintroduce native black-tailed prairie dogs to a family ranch in southern Brewster County. via Odessa American Online

The following is a Thursday afternoon update from the Texas Forest Service: PECOS COUNTY No. via Odessa American Online