Jose Rodrigo Lane, 50, of Lovington, N.M., passed away on Sept. 30, 2022 in Lubbock, Texas.
A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, at the large community hall in Fort Stockton, Texas, with the rosary beginning at 11 a.m., and a memorial sharing to follow with the sharing of a meal immediately after.
Toni Espinoza is venturing down a new life path.
A realtor in Fort Stockton for the past year, Espinoza recently purchased the Fort Stockton Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, but she’s not giving up on real estate.
“I’m going to still be doing real estate and of course managing and operating Dickey’s BBQ,” Espinoza said.
Early voting in the Nov. 8 general election begins Oct. 24 and runs through Nov. 4. Applications for voting by mail must be received by Oct. 28, according to the secretary of state’s office.
Texans are eligible to vote by mail if they are 65 or older; sick or disabled; are expected to give birth within three weeks of Election Day; will be absent from the county where they vote during early voting and on Election Day; or are in jail but otherwise eligible.
Consuelo “Hermana Chelito” Benavides Mendiola, passed away on Oct. 11, 2022, in Fort Stockton, Texas.
Visitation was held on Oct. 17, 2022, at Heritage Funeral Home in Fort Stockton. Funeral services were held on Oct. 18, 2022, at Heritage Funeral Home with Pastor Vicente Cabello of Templo Agua Viva Iglesia officiating. Burial followed at East Hill Cemetery.
Fort Stockton and Monahans collided on Friday night and the contest lived up to the hype in a slugfest between the rivals.
Friday’s contest featured 850 yards of total offense between the teams in a 38-29 win for the Loboes.
All aspects of the Fort Stockton Prowler volleyball team’s game had to come together just right in order to take down the Pecos Eagles on Oct. 14. It did, and the Prowlers kept their playoff hopes alive with a 22-25, 25-14, 21-25, 25-19, 15-13 win.
“The varsity squad came out with a chip on their shoulder and victory on their minds,” coach Sera Ramirez said.
Fort Stockton’s junior varsity squad had two shutouts in the books heading and a perfect 6-0 record heading into their game with Monahans.
Make it three shutouts and a 7-0 record following the Panthers 16-0 victory over the Loboes on Oct. 13.
Ejay Oritz scored a touchdown on the ground, forced a fumble, and recovered the fumble he forced in the contest.
Rural land sales volume fell 26.5% from mid-2021 to mid-2022, according to the just released Texas Land Market Latest Developments by the Texas Real Estate Research Center (TRERC) at Texas A&M University.
“Clearly, activity appears to be slowing,” said TRERC Research Economist Dr. Charles Gilliland. “Demand for land, as reported by rural brokers, remains strong but has noticeably cooled from last year’s frenzied contest.”
