August 2021

Border fiasco ensures tight mid-term races

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In 2019, former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said that the first thing he did when he arrived at his office was to check the previous day’s border apprehension totals. Under 1,000 was, Johnson said, “a relatively good day,” and over 1,000 was “a relatively bad number” because that “overwhelms the system.”
Border fiasco ensures tight mid-term races

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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There’s a sinkhole created and expanding near Imperial and TXDOT is fixing to spend $35 million dollars to move a road to get around it. The sad part is that after the road is moved, the environmental disaster is still going to be growing and polluting our groundwater near Imperial.

Ruben Garcia Ramirez

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Ruben Garcia Ramirez, 66, of Fort Stockton, Texas, went to his eternal home to be with his Lord and Father Jesus Christ on Aug. 12, 2021. He was living at Curdsville, Ky., after moving there from Fort Stockton.
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Fort Stockton ISD to temporarily require masks

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The Fort Stockton Independent School District School Board unanimously voted in favor of temporarily requiring mask to be worn on all campuses and transportation for students, teachers, staff, and guests at their emergency meeting on Aug. 25.

The mandate will begin on Thursday, Aug. 26 with no timeframe set on how long the requirement will last.

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FSISD emergency school board meeting to be held on Wednesday

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The Fort Stockton ISD School Board is having an emergency meeting that is open to the public on Wednesday, Aug. 25 to potentially vote on establishing a policy regarding masks, a safe return to school protocol, and on a Novaerus NanoStrike Technology Air Disinfection Devices purchase and deployment.

The meeting will start at 6 p.m. in the board room located at 101 W. Division St.

School Board Agenda

FSISD false alarm provides test run

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The Fort Stockton Independent School District received insight into how their newly acquired CopSync Alarm program would work this past week.

An alarm was set off at a teacher's desk at one of the Fort Stockton ISP campuses on Aug. 20.

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Daren McIntyre

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It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Daren McIntyre, a larger than life, fun loving friend, garrulous stranger, and loving husband who lit up a room with his charm, magnetic personality, and infectious laugh. After a long struggle with health issues, Daren left us on Aug. 18, 2021.

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