COOKIE RECIPES
INGREDIENTS: • 1/2 cup butter, softened • 1/2 cup firmly-packed brown sugar • 1/2 cup molasses • 1 large egg • 1 tsp. vanilla • 3 cups all-purpose flour • 1-1/2 tsp.
December 2021
Pecan Show winners
Pecos County Pecan Show winners were announced on Dec. 3 at First National Bank of Fort Stockton. Pictured from left to right is Karan Heffelfinger, Dion Chavez, Kaylin Heritage, Payton Keifer.
County makes salary changes
Two county employees are receiving a raise. On Dec.
Ability grouping to begin in 2022 at Fort Stockton ISD
Math and reading classes within the Fort Stockton Independent School District will soon be grouped according to students’ test scores.
Fort Stockton Fire Department Awards Banquet
Current and former Fort Stockton firefighters were honored at the annual Fort Stockton Fire Department Awards Banquet last week.
Pecos County to tear down old hospital building
Pecos County is looking to demolish the old hospital building. Located at 205 N.
Kathleen “Kathy” Cardenas Tapia
Kathleen "Kathy" Cardenas Tapia passed away on Nov. 26, 2021. She was 59 years young. She was born on Nov. 7, 1962, in La Puente, Calif., and was the eighth of 10 children born to Enrique and Guadelupe Cardenas.
Prowlers tally 2-3 mark at Lamesa tourney
The Fort Stockton girls basketball team extended their win streak to six games with a pair of victories to start the Lamesa tournament last week. The Prowlers downed El Paso Jefferson 50-26 on Dec.
Panthers garner first victory of the season
Fort Stockton secured their first win of the season at the O.W. Follis Tournament in Lamesa in route to a 1-4 record at the three-day tournament.
How about a newspaper subscription for Christmas?
My access to news narrowed dramatically when I was 10 years old. My mother’s boss passed away, so I no longer got to peruse his morning paper.
