April 2023

The Pecos County Sheriff’s Department will soon receive 25 new Axon Tasers in the amount of $20,000 for use by its deputies.  The item was approved in March but was amended at the April 10 Pecos County Commissioner’s Court meeting after the court previously approved $15,000.

Ophelia Godwin uses a grabber to pick up a plastic straw to throw into a nearby trash bag along Mill Street near Rooney Park on Saturday morning during the annual Keep Historic Fort Stockton Beautiful “Trash-Off.”

The most challenging road race in the world is back this weekend.  The roar of engines speeding on Highway 285 is a sign of spring here in West Texas, just as sure as the thawing of land in the north, the start of the NBA playoffs, and Opening Day in baseball tell America that winter has concluded.

Fort Stockton’s city council, at its April 10 meeting, heard an update on the Blue Ridge Farms property the city owns off County Road 109.

Their best was saved for last. In their season finale at Andrews on Tuesday, the Prowlers softball team stunned the district runner-up Mustangs with a 17-hit offensive showcase.

The Panthers track and field team derailed Andrews’ dynasty a season ago, winning a district title for the first time since 2009 and ended the Mustangs’ 10-year reign as champions.

William “Bill” Alfred Condit, known to most as “Cowboy,” passed away on April 9, 2023, in Fort Stockton, Texas. He was born Sept. 2, 1951, in Marlow, Oklahoma, to Royce Edward and Bobby Nell Harrell Condit. He grew up in Duncan, Oklahoma, and was a 1969 graduate of Duncan High School.

The Fort Stockton tennis duo of Jeremiah Ramirez and CT Dominguez competed in the regional tournament last week, falling short of a medal.  The two overcame a lot of adversity, according to coach Victor Garcia.

The Fort Stockton boy’s track and field team is within striking distance of capturing their second consecutive district crown following the first day of competition at the 4A District 3 Track & Field Championships on Thursday.

The Texas House approved a $302 billion budget last week that included an amendment prohibiting the use of state money on private school tuition — a major setback to Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to establish a school voucher system.