The Fort Stockton City Council, at its Jan. 9, 2023 meeting, passed an ordinance that will now allow more bodies to be buried per individual grave, or plot, at East Hill Cemetery. Ordinance 23-100 amends Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances, Article III, East Hill Cemetery, to allow for two bodies, or four cremains, to be buried at each plot.
“You have to get consent of all the owners of each plot,” said city attorney Puja Boinpally.
With a mutual aid agreement now in place between Pecos and Terrell Counties to assist with the influx of illegal migrants crossing into Terrell County, Pecos County took defense of the border a step further at the Jan. 9 county commissioner’s meeting.
The court approved the purchase of a K-9 narcotics officer that will be used on patrols in both counties as part of the mutual aid agreement.
The City of Fort Stockton announced on Tuesday that Ernesto “Net” Velasquez has been selected as the Interim Police Chief for the Fort Stockton Police Department with the effective date of Jan. 10, 2023.
Velasquez began his tenure with the Fort Stockton Police Department as an assistant chief on Nov. 18, 2019 following service in the United States Army and as a Texas State Trooper.
*Carlos Alberto Aparicio, DOB 3/4/73, offense date 10/9/21 (CR-24923, speeding prima facie limit 10% or more above posted speed) defendant has entered into a 12-months pretrial intervention program with a $500 fee.
*De’Andre Lamar Barnes, DOB 8/1/83, offense date 6/9/22 (CR-24884, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces) defendant has entered into a 6-month pretrial intervention with a $500 fee.
The Fort Stockton Community Theatre Board of Directors is happy to report that the stage in The Nelson Street Theatre has been re-assembled and is ready for performances.
When Collette Barragan learned of a “Santa Run” that took Christmas gifts to children in Boquillas Del Carmen, Mexico, she always wanted to participate. Long before she came to Fort Stockton, Barragan often visited Boquillas – a Mexican border town adjacent to Big Bend National Park accessible only by boat – and when she learned of the Santa Run, she was unable to participate because her children were too young.
