September 2022

Inmate Arrests Report – Pecos County Jail (Sept. 3-7)

3 years ago By News Staff

Sept. 3

Roxana Galavis, of Pasadena, Texas at 11:10 p.m., officers from the Fort Stockton Police Department apprehended Galavis and she was charged with public intoxication. Galavis received a $500 PR bond and she was released on Sept. 4.

BBT builds fiber optic communities in rural West Texas

3 years ago By Press Release

Big Bend Telephone now offers 100% fiber connectivity in the communities of Comstock, Langtry, Sanderson, and Sheffield. This allows residents and businesses to connect to high-performance fiber optic technology and limitless opportunities. BBT’s advanced telecommunications services enable communities to learn and work from home, attend telehealth appointments, and more.

Your Guide To Local Places To Go And Things To Do

3 years ago By News Staff

Your guide to local places to go and things to do! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail nathan.heuer@fortstocktonpioneer.com

Sept. 23-24

Get ready to vote in November

3 years ago By News Staff

With Election Day two months away, the following are steps to ensure that your vote will count during the midterm election that will feature numerous local races, the Fort Stockton ISD bond election, and the Charter Commission election for the City of Fort Stockton.

Single vehicle crash results in fatality

3 years ago By News Staff

A single-vehicle crash that occurred in Pecos County led to the death of a 93-year-old Fort Stockton resident according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash report indicated that Enrique Segovia Olivas was driving a Chevrolet Silverado on FM-1053, eight miles north of Fort Stockton, when he veered off the roadway into the west barrow ditch. The vehicle came to a stop in the ditch when it struck a private fence.

Capital Highlights: TxDOT announces $85 billion transportation plan

3 years ago By Gary Borders

The Texas Department of Transportation has adopted a 10-year statewide roadway construction plan with a record $85 billion price tag, officials announced last week. The Unified Transportation Plan authorizes the distribution of construction money that is expected to be available during the next decade. Within that framework, TxDOT works with elected officials and local planning organizations, as well as the public, to pick and fund the state’s highest priority transportation projects. In addition to highways the UTP addresses public transportation, aviation, rail, maritime, and freight and international trade. Many projects in the plan are highways identified on the state’s 100 most congested roadways list.

Our health care system is a confusing mess

3 years ago By News Staff

I’m confused. I got the flu a few months ago, the worst flu I’d ever had.

New school clothes for dad

3 years ago By News Staff

Now that my oldest and middle daughters are off at college dashing my prospects for retirement, and my youngest daughter has started navigating the pubescent challenges of high school, I can turn to more important matters – namely, pants.

A partnership of love for God

3 years ago By News Staff

Some Easterners and others don’t think Texas has any mountains, but we know better. We have lots of mountains in West Texas. And the highest mountain in Texas is Guadalupe Peak north of Van Horn, topping the clouds at 8,751 feet. When I was a teenager, I decided I wanted to climb the highest mountain in Texas, and in sort of an amateurish way, I did climb it. Years later, I got curious about what was the second highest mountain in Texas. It was Mount Livermore, or Old Baldy (8,378 feet high), in the Davis Mountains.

Volleyball Roundup

3 years ago By News Staff

JV White claims victory over Permian The junior varsity White team defeated Permian in three sets (25-15, 21-25, 15-4) to claim Fort Stockton’s only victory over the 6A Panthers. The Prowlers freshman squad fell to Permian 25-11, 25-19.