October 2021

Honeysuckle flower on growth they made the prior season

4 years ago By Gardener’s Mailbag

Dear Neil: I planted coral honeysuckle on my fence two years ago. It was really pretty when it bloomed, but it lost a lot of leaves to what I think must have been powdery mildew this summer. Now it looks pretty rangy. Should I cut it back? If so, when and how far?

Honeysuckle flower on growth they made the prior season

A quick and easy mac and cheese

4 years ago By Karan’s Korner

Everybody is extra busy during fall. It’s the beginning of fall outdoor sports such as football and soccer. Fall celebrations are around the corner such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, and many awareness weeks such as cancer survivor, Red Ribbon, fire prevention, and many more.

Celebrating E.W. Bennett

4 years ago By News Staff

The Annie Riggs Museum and E.W. Bennett’s granddaughter Betty Hickman held an open house to help celebrate his contributions to Fort Stockton in the early 1900’s. E.W. built the first telephone company in Ozona, then moved on to Fort Stockton in 1910.

Scary Fun 5K Charity Run

4 years ago By News Staff

On Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Comanche Creek Trail hosted the first annual Scary Fun 5K Charity Run. About 40 participants gathered in the early morning hours to walk or run along Comanche Creek and James Rooney Memorial Park.

Renovations to continue at CVB Center

4 years ago By Megan Wehring

A new audio system at the CVB Convention Center was up for discussion at the Fort Stockton City Council’s special meeting on Oct. 5.

FSISD implements mask incentives

4 years ago By Nathan Heuer

Mask-wearing incentives are now in place or will soon be in place at each Fort Stockton Independent School District campus for students who pledge to wear their mask every day when indoors.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

4 years ago By News Staff

Local first responders made their last stop of the evening for National Night Out at Yucana’s in Fort Stockton.

Fort Stockton XC trio claims medals

5 years ago By News Staff

The hay was put in the barn for the Fort Stockton cross country team on Friday, as the team ran in their final regular season meet at the Big Bend Mountain Ramble in Alpine. The Panthers and Prowlers combined to earn three medals at the high school level and two at the middle school level.

Nathan Ryan Armstrong

5 years ago By News Staff

Nathan Ryan Armstrong loving brother, son, uncle, friend, spread his wings to be with the Lord on Sept. 28, 2021 in Odessa, Texas. Nathan was born in Amarillo, Texas, on April 1, 1988, to Christy Myers And Rosco Armstrong. He graduated from Fort Stockton High School in 2007.

Conrado Palacios

5 years ago By News Staff

Conrado Palacios, 69, of Fort Stockton, Texas, formerly of Haskell, Texas, reunited with his Lord on Sept. 27, 2021, in El Paso, Texas, surrounded by his wife and children. Conrado was born on Nov. 26, 1951, in Chihuahua, Mexico to Ramon Palacios and Angela Chanes.