June 2021

Fort Stockton High School hosted their annual volleyball camp on June 29 for third through ninth grade students. Prowlers first-year head coach Gabrielle Marquez ran the camp while her assistants and high school athletes aided in instruction. Third through sixth grade students participated in a two-hour morning session, which was followed by a two-hour session for seventh through ninth grade students from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The camp started on Monday and ends on Thursday. Pictured from left to right: Coach Ramirez, DeLaPaz twin, Liz Bislar, Ivanna Ortiz, Sophia Hernandez, Coach Villarreal Photos by Nathan Heuer

The Fort Stockton Majors Allstar Team will be playing in the 12 and under Section 1 tournament on July 2. The little league baseball team (ages 10-12) will travel to Lubbock for the competition. The players were each given special rings to celebrate the achievement, the rings were donated by parents who would like to remain anonymous. Back row, left to right: Coach Jeremiah Vela, Eddie Vela, Marco Natividad, Jesses Montoya, Henry Simmons, Riley Muniz, and Coach Alec Arcides. Front row: Jeremiah Gonzalez (kneeling), Cody Young, Esai Ramos, “Bubba” Patino, “Chapo” Gonzalez, Bradye Barragan, Isaias Caballero (kneeling) and Jeremiah Vela. Photo by Jeremy Gonzalez

The 50/70 All-Star baseball team capped a dominant month of June with a sectional title victory against Floyd Gwin on June 28 after playing over the course of the four previous days. The little league team won the District 37 Tournament in Fort Stockton on June 14-15. The team’s next tournament will be in Abilene from July 9-12. Back row, left to right: Coach Gerardo Diaz, Gerry Diaz, Ayden Gonzalez, Jose Baeza, Coach Richard Rojas, Kasch Norman, Cy Rojas, Allan Leyva, Coach Julio Leyva. Front row: Sebastian Nieto, Jaden Sotelo, Jose Galindo, Nick Almendarez, Kariel Rojero. Courtesy Photo

When the Fort Stockton Independent School District School Board narrowed its search to a final list of candidates for interviews this past May for the superintendent job, the group decided to take away the final hiring authority for contract personnel from the head of the school district for a potential conflict of interest.

The Hayter family celebrated the 111th anniversary of ranching at the Hayter Ranch on June 19, located 40 miles west of Fort Stockton in Pecos County. The Hayter Ranch has continued agricultural production by the same family for the last 111 years. The ranch was founded in 1910 by Robert Pippen “Bob” Hayter and Robert Hounshell “Jack” Hayter. Also pictured is Nancy and Bob Hayter, who operate thousands of acres of land on the ranch, a sign located on the outskirts of the ranch, and the Hayter family who gathered for Saturday’s celebration. Courtesy Photos of Collette Barragan

The Fort Stockton City Council met in regular session on June 22, and heard presentations from Texas New Mexico Power and the Recreation Department, and discussed several ordinance and infrastructure changes.

The Fort Stockton Independent School District made the hirings of nine new teachers official on Monday at a special school board meeting. Superintendent Dr.

“Who do you buckle up for” is a question asked by the Kailee Mills Foundation, an organization established in memory of 16-year-old Kailee Mills who lost her life in 2017 in a crash when she unbuckled for a moment in the backseat of a car on her way to a nearby Halloween Party. She was only traveling a mile away to a friend’s house, and only a few blocks away from home when the car she was riding in veered off the road and rolled over, ejecting Kailee and killing her instantly. Her three friends walked away with only minor cuts and bruises. Kailee was the only one in the car not wearing a seat belt.

Late on June 21 Brewster County deputies conducted a traffic stop on an RV near the Big Bend National Park entrance on Texas Highway 118 south of Study Butte. The vehicle was occupied by 49 illegal aliens from Brazil, Ecuador, and Mexico, along with two U.S. citizens, including the driver.