November 2022

Nov. 4 Ziad Gamal Khatab, of Houston at 12:19 p.m., officers from the Department of Public Safety apprehended Khatab and he was charged with possession of marijuana less than two ounces. Nov. 5

Ten Fort Stockton ISD students completed election poll worker training on Election Day in Pecos County this past Tuesday. Two students worked at each of the five polling locations in the county (precincts 1,2,6,7,10). “I received nothing but positive feedback from the county.

CAREER AWARENESS DAY … Jake Sealy, custyomer service supervisor witj Southwestern Bell Telephone Company showed a film entitled, “Telezonia” to students at Alamo Elementary Monday during an assembly program.

Buena Vista’s Gabriela Sanchez led the Lady Longhorns to a state title in 2021 as freshman. This year, the sophomore earned individual hardware at the state meet by cutting her time by 20 seconds from her previous performance on the grandest of stages.

Junior Ali Jackson showed improvement throughout the season as Fort Stockton’s top cross country runner in 2022. The upperclassman concluded her junior campaign by setting another personal-best mark at the state cross country meet on Nov. 4 in Round Rock.

Five local seats were up for grabs in Pecos County during the Nov. 8 Midterm Election and of those races, three incumbents were reelected. Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster will serve his sixth four-year term as Pecos County Judge after defeating Republican Bryon Garrison by 879 votes (2,301-1,422).

Voter turnover more than doubled for the Nov. 8 election compared to the election held this past May. The Fort Stockton ISD bond election drew over 1,800 additional votes and the results proved to be just as significant.

High demand for career technology programs at high schools nationwide reached Fort Stockton and the program was reborn and has received a high-tech boost, starting with the cosmetology program.