September 2022

County healthcare to include marriage, family therapy

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Employees of Pecos County will now have marriage and family therapy coverage as a part of their healthcare benefit plan through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. The county was presented with two new standards that Blue Cross and Blue Shield made on their 2022-2023 health and pharmacy benefit coverage for their fully insured groups.
Counseling

Artwork additions prelude Barrio Fest festivities

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Fort Stockton Community Theater is hosting its first annual Barrio Fest to celebrate Hispanic culture with a fourday event Sept. 15 through 18. The event will take place in the neighborhoods (barrio) surrounding the community theater on Nelson Street with a car show, live music, historical tours, free movies in Spanish, food vendors, street dance, educational programs and much more.
Artwork additions prelude Barrio Fest festivities

Fort Stockton High School Homecoming Candidates and Court

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Homecoming King and Queen Nominees

Jovany Hernandez and Alyna Rodriguez 

Ray Dulaney and Jacinda Gonzalez

Jesus Hernandez and Victoria Soto

Cruz Rojas and Katheryn Mendoza

Daren Ureste and Eliana Mata

Fort Stockton High School Homecoming Court

Freshman Duke - Alonso Urias

2022 Homecoming Candidates

Shirley Scholl

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Shirley Scholl, 79, of Fredericksburg, Texas, passed from the church visible into the church eternal on Sept. 9, 2022, following a brief illness.

Born Shirley Ann Morrison in Las Vegas, N.M., the daughter of Donald Burgess Morrison and Winifred Carolyn Nichols, she grew up in Cimmaron, N.M., graduating from Cimmaron High School in 1961. She attended New Mexico State University before marrying Charles Harrison Harry” Scholl.

Shirley Scholl

Capital Highlights: Poll says most Texas teachers consider quitting

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More than three-fourths of Texas teachers say they have seriously considered quitting the profession largely because of a perceived lack of respect and support, according to a new survey by the Charles Butt Foundation. Excessive workload and inadequate pay were other major reasons that teachers are considering leaving, The Dallas Morning News and other media outlets reported.

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Photo Gallery: Fort Stockton vs. El Paso Horizon

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The Panthers improved their record to 3-0 with a victory over El Paso Horizon on Friday, marking the second consecutive season Fort Stockton has started with three consecutive wins.

Fort Stockton will look to make it four in a row this upcoming Friday in their homecoming game against Crane (1-2).

Fort Stockton Football

Mendoza to headline boxing event in Midland

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Fort Stockton born boxer Abel Mendoza is a young star on the rise in the sport and could soon be in the big leagues of the boxing world.

Local fans will get the rare and potentially one of the last opportunities to see the undefeated lightweight (34-0) on the regional scene later this month.

The 25-year-old will be featured in the main event of the Midtown Beatdown Professional Boxing event at The Hacienda Event Center in Midland on Sept. 24.

Abel Mendoza gets his hand raised after a victory against Israel Rojas at Warriors on the Rez boxing event at the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero, New Mexico on July 31, 2021. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Photo Gallery: Fort Stockton vs. Alpine

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The Panthers cruised to a 27-0 victory against the Bucks in Alpine behind a suffocating defense and a strong run game on a rainy evening. The shutout victory was their seventh in the past decade and their first under new head coach Jeremy Hickman.

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Pecos County Public Sentencings – August 2022

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  • Roy Emmanuel Bermea, DOB 12/13/1998, offense date 02/20/2022 (CR-24738, possession of marijuana less than two ounces) defendant has entered into a six-month pretrial intervention program with a $500 fee.
  • Nora E Galindo-Armendariz, DOB 01/29/1970, offense date 07/12/2021 (CR-24665, assault causes bodily injury) defendant plead guilty to – 12 months in the county jail, suspended for 24 months on community supervision; $2,000 General Fine; $100 Mandatory Fines; $270 Court Costs; $82 Reimbursement Fees; zero hours of community service; $60.
Pecos County Public Sentencings