June 2023

The Sonic drive-thru restaurant has been a Fort Stockton staple since 1976 under the ownership of Travis Lewis. The location has been successful in its 40-plus years of operation. Caleb Jantz became manager of the Fort Stockton Sonic last March.

City of Fort Stockton crews were out late after Sunday night’s storm repairing a water main break at 9th and Rio, while the Rooney Park Flood Gauge showed how much water was flowing through the canal following the storm.

Precinct 3 Commissioner Mickey Jack Perry and his crew have been working to improve the Iraan Pecos River Park, investing time, labor, and nearly $70,000 in budgeted funds, as of 2023. The ongoing work has caught the eye of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

• Brianna Maedean Bowen, DOB 1/6/2002. Offense date 12/13/2022 (CR-25258, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces) Defendant has entered into a 6-month pre-trial intervention program with a $500.00 fee.

Second Grade A-B Honor Roll Efrain Acosta Tifani Armendariz Damian Belman Crue Bennett Anthony Beserra Lissette Burrola Adrian Cadena Adrian Cantu Justin Cantu Danna Carrasco Riley Casillas Emilio Salas Castrita Denzel Corral Joseph Erickson Joe Ethan Espino Clara Forst Mason Franklin Azryel Garcia...

It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: Why do rose leaves turn yellow and brown? Looking at the one or two leaves in your photo it appears that droplets of water or some other sprays have been on the leaves when the sun was shining brightly. That would account for the tiny brown “freckles.”

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The Museum of the Big Bend received a generous contribution from Robert and Bonnie McKee as the couple donated their entire collection of Friedrich Ernst “Fred” Darge paintings, which will become part of the museum’s Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McKee III Family Collection.

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