August 2022

The Consulado de Carrera de México is providing scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year to Mexicans and individuals of Mexican origin who are working and/or studying at Midland College. Five recipients are from Pecos County thus far.

Marching in lockstep, the Democrats pushed a $700 billion spending bill through Congress, claiming it would reduce inflation. We know that to be a lie.

When I was young in West Texas, I loved my time at the Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch near Balmorhea. Boy Scouting and I seemed to fit very well. I liked the outdoors and teamwork and challenges. If you’ve ever been to the final ceremony at a Boy Scout camp like Buffalo Trail, the one in the Davis Mountains, you may have noticed something - young men, Boy Scouts actually, dressed up in the clothes of Native Americans, doing what we called back in the 1950s and 1960s Indian Dancing. In feathered costumes the boys dance and sing the songs of the ancient ones as a tribute to the peoples of the plains and mountains who lived in North America long ago, many of whose values are now a part of the Scouting experience. These Indian dancers are actually a part of a Scout organization called the Order of the Arrow. It is a secret Scout organization designed to raise Scouts to a high standard of honor, conduct, and dependability. It is an honor to be invited to be a part of it.

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One must be hooked on the NFL (check), entranced by football wagering (check), and champing at the bit for the season to begin (check) to join a fantasy draft that can take as long as two months to complete. It’s estimated that over 50 million American adults play fantasy sports which, along with conventional betting, is engulfing the sports world. In most season-long fantasy football formats you draft players from among the NFL’s 32 teams, and your score is based on how well your players perform in actual games.

The Fort Stockton ISD administrative staff named their students of the month for August at the district’s regular board meeting on Aug. 29. One student from each campus was selected for their superior performance in the classroom, academic leadership abilities, and all-around qualities as a student.

Another layer of security is now officially in place at the Fort Stockton Independent School District. The Fort Stockton ISD School Board unanimously approved a list of guardians at their regular meeting on Aug.

Fort Stockton returning state cross country qualifier Ali Jackson has wasted no time making her presence in West Texas this season. The junior competed in the Division I girls race at the Tall City Invitational on Aug.

A single vehicle rollover accident on US Highway 67, 20 miles south of Fort Stockton, left one person dead in the early morning hours of Aug. 23. Efrain Garcia-Palacios, 55, of Chihuahua, Mexico, was traveling southbound on US 67 at 1:30 a.m. at unsafe speeds before veering into the northbound lanes and barrow ditch according to the Department of Public Safety.