Who’s the best barbecuer in Fort Stockton you may ask?
Fort Stockton native Jimmy Stephens might just be your guy. And his sons Aaron Stephens and Brian Stephens, who now live in Midland, might just be right up there with their father.
The three don’t claim to be, but the product speaks for itself.
In 2008, the Stephens’ entered a different realm of barbecuing when Jimmy and his oldest son Aaron decided to start competing in barbecue cookoffs around the state.
Fort Stockton head coach Jimmy Martinez iterated after Tuesday’s home game against Andrews the theme of the season in close games.
The Panthers battle and play tough but are unable to capitalize in those game-deciding moments.
“We played good, we played well. We just didn’t knock down shots when we had them open and missed out on some opportunities,” Martinez said. That’s what I wanted from them. They showed up, they played, just didn’t execute on the opportunities we had.”
The Fort Stockton girls basketball team’s defense came to play from the opening tip on Senior Night on Tuesday, Feb. 2 against Andrews.
The only problem – the Prowlers defense couldn’t keep pace with the Mustangs for all four quarters.
Sherman Chew’s squad entered the second quarter down 9-6 and the offensive output for Fort Stockton entered an anemic state from that point forward.
Fort Stockton scored nine points in the following three quarters and lost 34-15.
On Monday, Feb. 1, Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez (D-Bexar) filed Senate Bill 522 to officially move Sul Ross State University and its associated Rio Grande Colleges from the Texas State University System to the Texas A&M University System.
Fort Stockton Community Theatre announces its next production, a comedy, “Mama Won’t Fly” by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. The play will open Friday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at The Nelson Street Theatre. There will be a barbecue Dinner Theatre prepared by Friends of FSCT on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, Feb. 21, at 2:00 p.m. there will be a matinee followed by three nights of performances on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Feb. 22-24 at 7:30 p.m.
Juan Deleon Hernandez entered into rest on Jan. 31, 2021. He was born on June 3, 1933, to Pedro Hernandez Ruelas and Delfina Hernandez Deleon.
Juan was a hardworking man who started working as a dump truck driver in the Boquillas area and in numerous ranches in Brewster County, Texas. He worked for Chilo Acosta in sheep shearing for many years. He also worked Candelia in Las Norias, Texas. He worked for 30 years at Big Bend Rio Grande Village.
On Monday, Feb. 1, Pecos County saw the economy take a step in the right direction as restaurants, bars, and indoor facilities in the county are now able to hold up to 75 percent of their capacity according to the governor’s orders.
The Fort Stockton tennis team showed plenty of promise to start the spring season on Friday, Jan. 29 at Big Spring High School.
“It went as well as one could hope for with a young team,” Fort Stockton coach Victor Garcia said.
Colton King advanced to the boys singles finals and finished the day as a runner-up, falling to Midland Christians No. 1 singles player. Jacob Pacheco placed fourth, ending the day with a loss to Monahans’ top singles player.
