July 2021

On July 6 2021, Herminia “Minnie” Santiago was received into the loving arms of her merciful Lord.

Local author and illustrator Jenny B. Tavarez is launching the Texas Animal Book summer reading tour for kids, beginning July 15 in her hometown at the Fort Stockton Public Library. Due to safety guidelines most stops in west Texas will be virtual, prerecorded, or scheduled at a later date.

Kay Diane Kness Wilson, 72, passed away May 26, 2021 in her home in Floydada.

She was born January 14, 1949 to Don and Mildred Kness in Kane, PA.  She was a loving mother, wife, nana and friend. She had a huge living and caring heart that was full of love for everyone she met. She loved collecting crosses, butterflies, angels and yarn!

She was preceded in death by her parents, Don and Milldred.

The Odessa District of TxDOT has scheduled a virtual public meeting regarding a proposed realignment of a section of FM 1053 in Pecos County. The virtual public meeting is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Monday, July 26, 2021. Following the virtual public meeting, the presentation will remain available for online viewing through Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.

Click the image to view the COVID-19 vaccine statistics for Pecos County compared to the state and vaccines given out by Pecos County Memorial Hospital in the colored chart. that the colored chart. The colored also shows COVID-19 case info since the start of the pandemic.

FM 1053 is still closed between FM 11 and FM 1450 south of Imperial. The plan is to overlay the road on Friday and open the road to traffic Friday afternoon. This is conditional on weather and if everything goes according to plan.

A friendly reminder: It is illegal to drive around barricades. The road is closed for a reason and anyone who chooses to ignore the barricades does so at their own risk. Also, people driving over our work means it has to be redone. That just lengthens the process.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) secured critical funds for military bases and operations, and veteran services throughout Texas’s 23rd District in the FY 2022 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill.

The Odessa District of TxDOT has scheduled a virtual public meeting regarding proposed improvements to U.S. Highway 285 in Reeves and Pecos counties. The virtual public meeting is scheduled to begin at noon Wednesday, July 7. Following the virtual public meeting, the presentation will remain available for viewing through Friday, July 23, 2021.

The proposed project would go from Business Interstate 20 in Pecos in Reeves County to Highway 18 in Fort Stockton in Pecos County.

One of the Fort Stockton School Board’s biggest potential projects in 2021 reversed courses at the group’s regular meeting on June 28 upon the recommendation of superintendent Dr. Gabriel Zamora.

The Fort Stockton ISD School Board unanimously approved a proposal from JF Petroleum to build a transportation fuel station that was not to exceed a cost of $1,050,000 at the school board meeting on May 24.

The meeting was Ralph Traynham’s last as superintendent before Zamora took over those duties in June.

Elidia Pacheco Cervantez, was born on March 25, 1938 in Fort Stockton, to Natalio and Catarina Pacheco. She graduated from Fort Stockton High School in 1958 and then attended St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, where she studied business and lived at Providence where she was blessed with gratitude and hospitality.