August 2021

Commissioners adopt budget, set tax rate public hearing

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The Pecos County Commissioners Court approved the 2022 budget at its Aug. 16 meeting.

The proposed total tax rate is 0.777 per $100 valuation compared to the 2021 rate of 0.7074. The general fund rate is 0.0654; road and bridge is 0.0123; and debt service is 0.00.

Pecos County is anticipating a higher tax rate to bring in approximately the same amount of money last year, due to a decrease in value, according to Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster.

Pecos County Courthouse

Micaela B. De Rodriguez

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Micaela B. De Rodriguez

Micaela B. De Rodriguez left us to be with Our Lord Jesus Christ on Aug. 14, 2021. She was born on Feb. 10, 1939, in Mexico to Santos Bernal and Manuela Perales.

Micaela was preceded in death by her husband Jose Rodriguez; her father Santos Bernal; her mother Manuela Perales; her daughters Maria Elena, and Griselda; her son Chonito.

Micaela B. De Rodriguez

Verna Upshaw

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Verna Upshaw left us to be with Our Lord Jesus Christ on Aug. 14, 2021. She was born on June 23, 1923, in Rotan, Texas, to Rey Vaughn Kingsfield and Elizabeth Rives.

Verna was preceded in death by her husband Eugene Upshaw; her father Rey Vaughn Kingsfield; her mother Elizabeth Rives; her sisters Neva Phillips and Lanelle Fillingim; and her grandson Bryan Slawson.

Verna Upshaw

Juanita Delgado

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Juanita Delgado, 69, left us to be with Our Lord Jesus Christ on Aug. 9, 2021. She was born on June 12, 1952, in Fort Stockton, Texas, to Nicholas Cruz and Guadalupe Cruz, and raised by Alonzo Martinez and Andrea Martinez.

Juanita was preceded in death by her husband Jose Luis Delgado, Sr.; her father Nicolas Cruz; and her mother Guadalupe Ruiz.

Juanita Delgado

Henry Gonzales

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Henry Gonzales, 67, of Fort Stockton, Texas, left us to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Aug. 3, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas.

Henry was preceded in death by his mother Rosa Gonzales; grandparents Pedro and Refugia Vijil-Gonzales; brothers Alonzo Gonzales and Luis Hernandez; sister Arceila Marquez; and great grandson German Carrasco. 

Henry Gonzales

Volleyball splits games to open season

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The Fort Stockton volleyball team opened the season with a pair of contests at Odessa Permian High School on Tuesday. The Prowlers varsity squad garnered a 25-22, 25-23, 25-16 sweep against Palo Duro before falling to the host school 25-15, 25-17, 25-23.
Fort Stockton first-year head coach Gabrielle Harral and junior setter Eliana Mata are pictured at the Prowlers practice a week ago. Mata played a large role in Harral getting her first win as the head of the Fort Stockton volleyball program. Mata tallied 21 assists in two outings on Tuesday. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Panther tennis receives tough test to begin season

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Starting off the tennis season without any seniors, the young Fort Stockton Panthers were able to gauge themselves against a pair of powerhouse tennis teams to start the 2021 campaign. Fort Stockton traveled to two separate locations on Tuesday, first stopping at Brownfield in the morning before concluding play at Seminole – a 40 minute drive southwest from Brownfield.
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Charles E. Sherrill, Jr.

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Charles E. Sherrill, Jr., a highly respected trial judge who served the State of Texas for over 50 years, died at the age of 94 on Aug. 3, 2021, in Austin, Texas. He was a man of faith, a true gentleman, and a beloved father who lived his life well. He was born in 1927 to Rebecca Smith Sherrill and Charles E. Sherrill, Sr., in Seagraves, Texas.
Charles E. Sherrill, Jr.