Capital Highlights: Most Texas pregnancy deaths preventable
A long-awaited state report concludes most pregnancy-related deaths in Texas in 2019 were preventable and disproportionately affected Black women.
December 2022
Cruz Rodriguez Jr
Cruz Rodriguez Jr., 62, of Fort Stockton TX, passed away on Dec. 14, 2022. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Dec. 20th, 2022, with Pastor Scott Owens of Northside Church, officiating. Burial followed at East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Eternity Funeral Home.
Maria Sanchez Molinar
Maria Sanchez Molinar, 81, of Fort Stockton, Texas was called home to our Heavenly Father on Dec. 7, 2022. Maria was born Sept. 9, 1941, in Boquillas del Carmen, Coahuila, Mexico, to Juan and Josefa Sanchez.
Community invited to Christmas Eve service
The congregation of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church invites everyone to attend Christmas Eve Eucharist service at 5:00 p.m.
County renews contract with AirMed Care Network
Nobody wants to be airlifted out of town for a medical emergency, and the costs can skyrocket if individuals don’t have a plan in place. That’s the idea behind AirMed Care Services (AeroMed in Pecos County), which is a program Pecos County – and many other counties in Texas – belongs to.
Do something: Your guide to local places to go and things to do
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.
Christmas lights: A judgmental guide
One of my fondest childhood memories of Christmas in the 1970’s was riding around in the family station wagon, “Bessie,” to look at Christmas lights while I whined to my parents about needing a snack – again.
Decking the malls with nostalgia
Iread a great piece in the Tribune-Review about the nostalgia many Pittsburghers hold for their favorite old suburban shopping malls — especially around the holidays. Malls around the country are in trouble these days.
Quick and easy Christmas cookies
KARAN’S KORNER Save time At Christmas with a Christmas cookie exchange or by making quick and easy cookies. The weeks leading up to Christmas are so busy.
