May 2021

Showing support for Big Bend Open Road Race

5 years ago By News Staff

BEST WESTERN PLUS HAMPTON INN The Hampton Inn and Best Western Plus staff in Fort Stockton welcomed the Big Bend Open Road Racers as race week started. All employees form each hotel were photographed before the event.

Showing support for Big Bend Open Road Race

City moves forward with RFQ

5 years ago By Nathan Heuer

The City of Fort Stockton City Council took an important initial step towards building a new rec center in Fort Stockton on April 27 at the group’s regular meeting.

Mayor, city councilman reelected

5 years ago By Nathan Heuer

The voter turnout rose by over 15 percent from the 2019 election, but the results proved to be identical for the May 1 election as Fort Stockton Mayor Chris Alexander and city councilmen Paul Casias and Ruben Falcon all retained their seats after a highly-contested race that came to a conclusion on...

PECOS COUNTY 150TH COMMEMORATION

5 years ago By News Staff

The Pecos County Historical Commission held a brief ceremony to commemorate the creation of Pecos County 150 years on May 3 at Zero Stone Park near the Pecos County Courthouse in Fort Stockton.

Illegal immigrant discovered in city dumpster

5 years ago By Nathan Heuer

A report of a kid playing in a city dumpster on May 3 led to the finding of an illegal immigrant shortly after by Fort Stockton Code Enforcement Officer Jeremy Gonzalez.

The individual captured by the Border Patrol on Monday in Fort Stockton was photographed by Jeremy Gonzalez by a city dumpster before the law enforcement agency arrived to the scene. The code enforcement officer took the photo to help identify the male if he decided to make an attempt to run away. Photo by Jeremy Gonzalez

Maplewood 2 solar project complete

5 years ago By News Staff

Energy Transfer on April 30 celebrated the official energizing of the Maplewood 2 solar project located in Pecos County. The 28 mega-watt alternating current facility in West Texas will deliver low-cost, clean power to Energy Transfer under a 15-year power purchase agreement.

Energy Transfer held a ribbon cutting ceremony at their Maplewood 2 Solar farm in Pecos County a week ago. Pictured from left to right is: Spivey Paup (Managing Director, Development, Recurrent Energy) Pecos Count Judge Joe Shuster, Remie Ramos (Executive Director, Fort Stockton Economic Development Corporation), David Perez (Sr. Director, Power Origination, Energy Transfer), Matt Ramsey (COO, Energy Transfer), Michael Arndt (General Manager and President, Recurrent Energy), Mario Rivera (SVP, Marketing & O

Todd Allen Mishnick

5 years ago By News Staff

Oct. 15, 1958, in Coon Rapids, Minn., on a cold day Robert and Martha Mishnick welcomed their new son, Todd Allen Mishnick. Born a blue baby with little chance of survival, Todd quickly showed everyone what a fighter he was as he defied the odds and made a full recovery.