August 2022

July 29 Oscar Olivarez, of Mathis, Texas at 12:13 a.m., officers from the Department of Public Safety apprehended Olivares on a warrant (San Patricio County) for indecency with child sexual contact. Olivarez received a $50,000 bond and was sent to San Patricio County.

CITATION – Oran W. Nicks, left, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.M. Nicks of Fort Stockton, was presented the NASA leadership medal by President Johnon in ceremonies at the White House last week.

Using a cell phone during lunch break will be a privilege to all Fort Stockton ISD middle school and high school students to begin the 2022-2023 school year – a privilege that middle school students previously didn’t have.

“For some reason, she’s really jazzed up about this,” says son Tony Swanke about his mother, Sarita Urias, after hearing about Barrio Fest in Fort Stockton.

The Fort Stockton Film Society will host its last film of the summer with a showing of the 1939 film “Destry Rides Again” on Friday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The screening is another date night, with free popcorn and free admission, courtesy of Pecos County Feed and Supply.

The joint Taco Bell/KFC restaurant, previously located on Highway 285 in Fort Stockton, burned to the ground back in October of 2020. The two restaurants under one roof were declared a total loss and the property has remained vacant until present day.

August has arrived. The summer has flown by so quickly, and it won’t be long until school starts. This month I will feature articles on school lunches, tips for preparing quick and easy meals, and some of our food celebration for the month.

Pecos County Memorial Hospital could soon decide the avenue they will take to compensate for a significant budget deficit they are currently facing.

The Fort Stockton volleyball program broke through the proverbial district barrier a season ago under first-year head coach Gabrielle Harral, winning district contests for the first time in five years. Now the bar moves a notch higher heading into year two of the Harral era.