July 2022

The Fort Stockton Independent School District held a meet and great for new head football coach and athletic director Jeremy Hickman at the Spanish Trail Lodge on July 13.

The charm of Fort Stockton is occasionally discovered by visiting a friend who has moved here from elsewhere. This was the case for Ben Johnson, an Austin native who stopped by to visit a former friend and colleague.

In 1963, an All-Star game was played that few fans watched, and 59 years later, nobody remembers. The game, comprised exclusively of Latino players from the American and National Leagues, took place at the New York Giants’ historic Polo Grounds – the last game played at Coogan’s Bluff.

I’m going to the drive-in this weekend – for the first time in 42 years. You see, the COVID pandemic has disrupted and rearranged our lives forever, but it has also given birth to some wonderful trends, such as the comeback of the drive-in movie theater.

Concepcion Carrasco, also known as “Concha,” was born in Ocampo, Coahuila, Mexico on Dec. 9, 1934, to Luz and Bernardo Carrillo.

Fort Stockton student-athletes participated in golf camp from July 14 at Desert Pines Golf Course. Pictured in the front row, left to right: Rhaelynn Perez, Abram Portillo, Hector Jimenez, Mia Rey, Jeremiah Stives, Raquelle Jimenez, Xuleyda U, Bradaly Jimenez, Brayden Burgos, Christopher Bowman.