June 2022

LOOKING BACK - June 1965

4 years ago By News Staff

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

June 1965 issue: KINDERGARTENS – Members of the kindergarten class of the Bible School held this past week at Faith Lutheran Church gaze down at their books and up at the camera. Students (left to right) include: Jacqui Higgins, Johnny Hundley, Susie Dillard, Brenda Gregory, Jimbo Higgins and Pam Taylor. Classes, which ran for a week, included classes in religion, prayer, and handicraft projects which illustrated the lessons.

Have patience with freeze damage on bottlebrush tree

4 years ago By Gardener’s Mailbag

Dear Neil: If a large bottlebrush tree that froze to the ground in February is now sending out sprouts from the roots, will the tree grow back to normal size, or is it permanently damaged? It will regrow to normal size if you have the patience.

Local artist invokes thoughts for Uvalde shooting

4 years ago By Jeremy Gonzalez

Steven M. Walker is a painter and ceramicist who has chunkArts Studio and gallery in Fort Stockton at 209 W.

Local artist Steven M. Walker’s prolific work invites profound observation in wake of the recent elementary school massacre in Uvalde, TX. Courtesy photo of Steven M. Walker

FSISD purchases non-CDL buses

4 years ago By Nathan Heuer

Due to the difficulty of recruiting and maintaining bus drivers for the school district with CDL’s, the Fort Stockton ISD School Board moved forward with the purchase of six buses that do not require the driver to have a CDL.

FSISD to consider alternative student safety methods

4 years ago By News Staff

Following the Uvalde school shooting on May 24 that took 21 lives, the Fort Stockton Independent School District is currently looking at ways to better protect their students moving forward. Fort Stockton ISD Superintendent Dr.

Inmate Arrests Report – Pecos County Jail (May 25-31)

4 years ago By News Staff

May 25 Robert Anthony Garcia, of Fort Stockton at 7:30 p.m., officers from the Department of Public Safety apprehended Garcia and he was charged with unauthorized use of vehicle. Garcia received a $2,000 PR bond and was released on May 26. May 26

Josephina Lopez-Perez

4 years ago By News Staff

Josephina Lopez-Perez, 82, of Fort Stockton, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2022. She was born on July 21, 1939, in Fort Stockton to Jose Lopez and Consuelo Ramirez Lopez. Josephina was a devoted Catholic, and an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.