Fort Stockton ISD elevates pay scale for teachers
A recent amendment to the Fort Stockton Independent School District Zone Pay Scale will give first-year educators the opportunity to be some of the highest paid in Texas.
June 2022
FSPD cracking down on graffiti
The Fort Stockton Police Department is combatting the recent spike in vandalism across town this past week. According to Police Chief Robert Lujan, the FSPD has identified an individual who has been tagging walls, dumpsters, stop signs and more.
Senior Citizens Center hosts hot dog supper
On Friday, July 1, the Pecos County Senior Citizens Center will host its annual July 4th hot dog supper at 6 p.m. The Senior Center will provide hot dogs and all the fixings. Participants are asked to bring side dishes for a potluck.
DOJ charges against Facebook should be a warning
Meta Platforms, until October 2021 known as Facebook, is in turmoil. Infamous for its commitment to employing H-1B workers, and simultaneously undermining qualified U.S. tech workers’ careers, the Silicon Valley titan is finally getting its just rewards.
Stranger things in my kid’s bedroom
A few days ago, my wife and I joined some friends for a gathering during a few rare hours when we weren’t busy hauling a teenager to some kind of expensive activity or hosting an entire herd of them at our home to ransack our pantry and abuse the plumbing.
Brazos Quinton Davis
Brazos Quinton Davis of Iraan, Texas, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2022, in Reno, Nev., after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Brazos was born Jan.
Local pharmacist calls it a career after 30 years of ownership
Coming from a family of pharmacists, longtime Fort Stockton resident Mario Juarez knew the career path he wanted to go down since he was a teenager.
The El Paso native began his career in pharmacy as a clerk at the age of 16.
Adan Mata Ruiz, Sr.
Adan Mata Ruiz, Sr., of Odessa, Texas, passed away peacefully, on June 18, 2022, at the age of 73. Adan was born in Fort Stockton, Texas, to Reymundo S. Ruiz and Nicolasa S. Mata on April 16, 1949.
Inmate Arrests Report – Pecos County Jail (June 15-21)
June 15
Joey Alfonso Dominguez, of Fort Stockton at 9:15 a.m., officers from the Department of Public Safety apprehended Dominguez on a warrant for sex offenders duty to register. Dominguez received a $2,000 bond and was released on June 16.
Traylor made history in Austin
In the top of the third inning, Pumpkin Center, La., native Mark Traylor bounced a two-RBI single into center field against Austin Weirdos pitcher Jacob Hubbard to record the 168th hit in his four-season Cowboys career, setting the record for most hits in a Cowboys uniform.
