April 2022

Fort Stockton is showing signs that they are performing at their best at a time when it matters the most.

Two weeks ago, the Fort Stockton baseball team was tied for fifth place in District 2-4A with a 2-5 district record and were needing to win at least two of their final three games to qualify for the postseason.

With the first Area championship in school history on the line, the Fort Stockton boys 1,600-meter relay team rose to the challenge.

Andrew Chandler “Scooter” Bigelow, Jr., was called home to the Lord on April 8, 2022. He was born on Sept.

Terry Gayle (Thorn) Lowther was born May 12, 1939, in Junction, Texas, to Walter and Katherine Thorn. She graduated from Christoval High School in Christoval, Texas, in 1957. After graduation she met R. A. Lowther, Jr., and the two were married in Sanderson, Texas, on Dec. 21, 1957.

Last week the historic fort grounds in the city hosted live reenactments and “The 1873 Fort Stockton Mutiny,” a tour and history lesson regarding the court-martial of the 21 buffalo soldiers in 1873 led by Allen Mack - founder of The Living History Foundation.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 - SANDERSON Location: Terrell County Courthouse and Square (north of downtown two blocks, behind school) 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

Dear Neil: I have several dwarf yaupon hollies. Large dead areas are developing, much higher than neighborhood tomcats could be causing.

Photos are from the Fort Stockton Pioneer archives at the Pioneer’s office located at 210 N. Nelson St..