COVID cases spike, hospitalizations low
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COVID-19 active cases in Pecos County reached an all-time high in Pecos County on Dec. 28 with 91 active cases being reported.
December 2021
Preparing for the Franken-burger
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One day in the not-too-distant future, you may walk into your local supermarket and next to the ground beef, you will see something different. It will look like ground beef, and it might even say “ground beef” on the label, but somewhere in impossibly small type, it will also say “cultured.”
The AOCs of student loans
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‘Tis the season for giving - or, for some legislators, ‘Tis a good time to demand that the government force taxpayers to give others a large gift. A few weeks ago, Rep.
Daniel Duane Harcourt II
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Daniel Duane “Dan” “Danny” Harcourt II passed away in Taylor, Texas, on Dec. 16, 2021, at the age of 43.
Delmon “Papa” Hodges
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Delmon “Papa” Hodges passed away at the age of 94 in his home town of Fort Stockton, Texas. Papa was the patriarch of a large family, all of whom loved him dearly.
Midseason review: Panthers will look to gel on the court in 2022
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As with many schools who have multi-sport athletes that compete at the varsity level, practices during the transition of seasons may be lacking in the early going of their proceeding sport. That’s certainly the case for the Panthers varsity basketball team.
Midseason report: Prowlers near district play battle
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The Prowlers basketball team will take to the court for their most important set of games in just eight days and the Prowlers are prepared to make a push to the postseason in head coach Sherman Chew’s second year at the helm.
Susan Roberts
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Susan Roberts, better known to everyone as Sue, entered eternal rest on Dec. 26, 2021. Sue was born Oct. 8, 1944, in Wolverhampton, England. She went to school in Erdington, Birmingham, at St. Agnes Convent School.
Daniel Duane “Dan” “Danny” Harcourt II
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Daniel Duane “Dan” “Danny” Harcourt II passed away in Taylor, Texas, on Dec. 16, 2021, at the age of 43.
Dan is the son of Joni McGee of Fort Stockton, Texas, and Daniel Harcourt of Indiana. Dan was born in Perth, Western Australia, on Aug. 22, 1978.
Garcia drops 27, propels Panthers' comeback victory
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Fort Stockton’s Caleb Garcia netted a career-high 27 points against Crane on Dec. 28 in the Panthers opening contest of the Monahans Tournament.
Garcia’s career day helped Fort Stockton recover from a nine-point halftime deficit in route to a 47-46 victory – the team’s fifth win of the season.
The 27-point outing by the senior guard was the highest point total by any Panther this season and nearly double the previous top mark.
