October 2022

Fort Stockton’s Ali Jackson and Fabian Perez are headed back to the state cross country meet. They’ll be joined by Juan Vela after the trio qualified for state at the 4A Region 1 Championship on Tuesday in Lubbock at Mae Simmons Park.

Fort Stockton High School’s Blue Wave swim team continues to improve its times as the season moves along. At last Saturday’s Monahans Invitational, the Blue Wave had several swimmers place in the Top 10, individually.

Pecos County Memorial made a request to the Pecos County Commissioner’s court on Monday morning, asking the county for $450,000 to be added to the operating budget.

When Buena Vista Independent School District voters approved a $60 million bond last May, they were counting on a new building for classrooms and a cafeteria, improvements to the current facilities, drainage, a new playground, additional parking with new driveways and traffic patterns, more teacher...

Fort Stockton residents will soon have a new reason to go to the Fort Stockton Convention Center. The Fort Stockton City Council on Monday night approved going out for bids for a new “Hodges Pavilion” adjacent to the convention center near the entrance to Panther Pictures.

Prowlers vs Loboes; Photos by Shawn Yorks

One person was killed and three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident on Saturday morning on FM 1053, 16 miles west of Crane.

Betty Roberts Hargus passed away Oct. 18, 2022. She was born in Alpine, Texas, on June 12, 1939, to James Travis Roberts, Sr., and Annie Pauline Roberts. Betty was raised in Marathon, Texas, and grew up on the family ranch. She graduated from Sul Ross State University in Alpine.

Early voting in this year’s midterm elections began Monday and continues through Friday, Nov. 4. Election Day is Nov. 8. Voters will pick the state’s next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner and comptroller in statewide races.