October 2021

Fort Stockton opened district play with a 35-32 win in double overtime at home against San Angelo Lake View on Oct. 22. The Panthers are 4-0 against Class 4A-Region I District 2 opponents since joining the district in 2020.

Guadalupe “Lupano” Leyva, 87, of Las Mangas, Mexico, passed away peacefully in his home Oct. 18, 2021. Guadalupe was born in Las Mangas, Mexico, to Guadalupe Leyva, Sr., and Eulalia Granados on April 4, 1934.

Edward P. Dominguez, 22, of Fort Stockton, Texas, a devoted Christian, a devoted loving father, and friend, went to be with the lord on Oct. 17, 2021. Visitation will be held for Edward on Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home Fort Stockton.

For the first time in their high school cross country careers, Fort Stockton sophomore Ali Jackson and junior Fabian Perez qualified for the state cross country meet.

Jodie Martin was born Sept. 10, 1959, in San Angelo, Texas, to Eddie and Johnita Martin. He was their absolute pride and joy, the first of three boys. He was a healthy, strong, and a large baby, weighing in at over nine pounds. Those traits followed him his entire life.

October 14 Adrian Ureste, 25, of Fort Stockton at 3:15 p.m., officers apprehended Ureste and he was charged with assault of a public servant. Genaro Carranza, 35, of Odessa at 4:29 p.m. officers apprehended Carranza on a failure to appear warrant for possession of a controlled substance charge.

Holding his sandwich with two hands, traveler Bob Suzan sat in his van at the far corner of the Walmart parking lot. Barefoot and calm, he let his door hang open to welcome in the cool evening breezes. "I'm originally from Massachusetts, but I've lived in California for 52 years," he began.

A major waterline break occurred last week behind the Pecos County Precinct 2 office within the county yard at 202 S. Hwy 285. City crews were on the scene making repairs Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 11:30 a.m. and continued working overnight until 5:00 a.m. the next morning.

From braiding hair as a kid to now owning a professional salon, Lydia Rodriguez has always had cosmetology in her blood. While Rodriguez believes that the opportunity fell into her lap, she said that her mother knew that she would have her own salon one day — and she was right.

The newly founded Fort Stockton Film Society will screen its inaugural film, Casablanca, on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fort Stockton Community Theater on Nelson Street. Admission will be $5 as an opening night special. Capacity of the theatre is 125 people.