The junior varsity Blue Panthers baseball team outscored their four opponents 42-16 en route to a 3-1 record at the three-day Sandhills Classic tourney in Monahans last week.
Fort Stockton defeated Monahans 12-1 to start the event and closed the tournament with a 14-1 victory over Kermit. The Panthers also picked up a 10-7 win over Pecos on day two of the event.
The Panthers lone loss came against Andrews in a one-run game (7-6) to close out play on March 10.
The second annual SpringsFest took place in Fort Stockton and Pecos County on March 11. The event celebrated the history of Comanche Springs and raised awareness of the benefit of the springs, as well as water conservation efforts.
Local governments could no longer pay registered lobbyists in Austin to advocate on their behalf under a bill considered by the Senate State Affairs Committee Monday. SB 175, by Galveston Senator Mayes Middleton, would ban the use of public funds to pay for lobbying services to individuals or entities registered as lobbyists with the state government.
March 6
Quincy Ty Pope, of Iraan at 8:07 a.m., officers with the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Pope on a blue warrant for burglary. Pope was released the same day to the US Marshalls.
