August 2021

The Prowlers varsity volleyball team placed second at the 3rd Annual Comanche Classic on Aug. 28. Photos are from Fort Stockton's first contest of the tournament on Aug. 27 against Balmorhea.

Just two plays into Friday’s season-opener against El Paso Bowie the Fort Stockton football team looked as if they were in mid-season form and a dominant victory was on the horizon.

The Panthers football team took down El Paso Bowie on their home field on Aug. 27 with a 32-21 win to start the 2021 season.

With the recent significant COVID-19 spike, many hospitals are stretched thin — Pecos County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) is no different. The PCMH Board discussed numerous items during their meeting on Aug. 17, including the lack of sufficient staff needed to treat COVID-19 and regular patients.

The Fort Stockton varsity volleyball team has a 9-7 record heading into the 3rd Annual Comanche Springs Classic this Friday and Saturday. See the attached image for game by game results.

The Fort Stockton Economic Development Corporation approved the funding for commercial infrastructure improvements near downtown at the Aug. 19 meeting.

The 11 mobile food vendors that operate within Fort Stockton city limits currently and the customers who enjoy them had much reason to rejoice following the Fort Stockton City Council meeting on Aug. 24.

Andrea Johnson was presented the Teacher of the Year for the Intermediate School campus and was awarded and a $500 check by the Fort Stockton Lions Club.

The number of confirmed active COVID-19 cases in Pecos County has seen a steady increase since July 28 and that trend has continued to get steeper in the past week. There were 30 new positive tests results reported since Aug.

Bringing a unique venue to Fort Stockton that will attract tourism and retain residents is at the top of local attorney Albert Valadez’s to do list. Valadez is working to transform the building that formerly housed the police department along Main Street.