Barring any unforeseen circumstances, FM 1053 between FM 11 and FM 1450 will reopen Friday according to Texas Department of Transportation Public Information Officer Gene Powell.
“It looks like we’re still on schedule to be open Friday. If everything goes as planned it’ll be open Friday,” Powell said on Wednesday.
The likely reopening will come two weeks after the road was initially shut down to heavy rainfall and a crack that was caused by the precipitation.
Dannie Wade Turner, 70, of Fort Stockton, Texas, died June 8, 2021, at his residence.
A graveside funeral service was held July 6, 2021, at the Mt. View Cemetery Pavilion. Interment will follow in the Mt. View Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home in Coleman, Texas.
The Fort Stockton Firework Show took place on July 4 at Rooney Park.
Sul Ross Athletics has hired Oscar Ray Jimenez as its Athletics Business Coordinator.
He will join the staff on July 6.
"I am very excited to begin this opportunity since I see this as a great fit for me," said Jimenez. "It's a great way to excel in my career being a business professional in higher education."
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will be increasing the number of Texas Highway Patrol Troopers on the road from Friday, July 2, through Monday, July 5, as part of Operation CARE (Crash Awareness Reduction and Effort) and Operation Holiday. DPS Troopers will be on the roads looking for drivers who are speeding, driving while intoxicated or not their wearing seat belts.
Consuelo Cerda Lopez left us to rest in peace on June 30, 2021. She was born on Nov. 2, 1934, in Del Rio, Texas, to Jesus Cerda and Herlinda Borrego Cerda.
Consuelo was preceded in death by her husband Francisco M. Lopez, Jr.; her parents Jesus Cerda and Herlinda Borrego Cerda; siblings Dora Muller, Herminia Gutierrez, Anabelia Garcia, Guadalupe Cerda, Leopoldo Cerda, and Ramon Cerda; son Carlos Lopez; and granddaughter Michelle Lopez.
Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the Pecos County Farm Service Agency (FSA) before the applicable deadline.
“In order to comply with USDA program eligibility requirements, all producers must file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline,” said Carla Spencer, FSA’s County Executive Director in Pecos County. “Our FSA staff is available to assist producers in completing acreage reports, including providing maps.”
