April 2023

March 28 Celina Acosta Mata, of Fort Stockton at 1:31 a.m., officers with the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Mata on an MTR warrant for possession of a controlled substance. Mata received a $5,000 bond and is still in jail as of March 29.

Fort Stockton’s relay teams were back intact and as they have shown throughout the season, a championship is all but guaranteed when the Panthers are at full strength.

The Fort Stockton Middle School golf team traveled to Monahans to open their season on April 1. Fort Stockton A boys placed second overall as a team, led by Rylee Muniz who took first place individually with a score round 84. Damian Gonzalez came in ninth place, scoring a total of 95.

The Panthers junior varsity Blue squad extended their win streak with an 8-6 victory over Monahans on March 31. “Brian Encinas, Jorel Tapp, and Ayden Villarreal had great outing for the panthers. The Panthers offense once again stayed hot and contributed to the win.

The Lone Star State continues to lead the nation in jobs added with 58,200 new positions in February, bringing the state to nearly 14 million total nonfarm jobs, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. February also marked two full years of uninterrupted job growth in the state.

If you weren’t raised in the church, chances are when you think of Easter you think of cute, little fuzzy bunnies, egg hunts, and chocolate candy.

Pecos County will continue to work with the state’s ongoing Border Prosecution Unit in an effort to identify and disrupt criminal organizations operating in the Texas-Mexico border region.

The Fort Stockton Economic Development 4-B Corporation approved the purchase of solar lighting for Gene Cummings Park at its March 16 meeting. The lights could cost up to $65,000.

Karen L. Fox, 73, of Pittsfield, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 31, 2023 at her home.