August 2023

STAAR scores show continued struggles in math, reading Texas public student scores in standardized testing continue to improve since the pandemic, but more than half of those taking the test still struggle with math and just under half read below grade-level, the Texas Tribune reported.

The Fort Stockton High School Panther tennis team traveled to Odessa last week to play District 2-6A member Odessa High School. After falling 4-3 after doubles action, the Panthers kicked it into high gear to start bringing in some singles wins and managed to keep it close throughout.

The Fort Stockton Panthers and Prowlers participated in the Derek Hernandez Memorial Relay in Andrews over the weekend.

Hot summer days of practice and two hotly contested scrimmages have led up to this: The opening game of the 2023 high school football season is Friday night, and the Fort Stockton Panthers will hit the road to El Paso to face Stephen F. Austin High School in a battle of the Panthers.

After a 3-3 showing at the Nita Vannoy Memorial tournament in San Angelo, the Fort Stockton Prowlers varsity volleyball squad will be back on their home floor Friday and Saturday for the Comanche Classic at the Bill and Virginia Williams Special Events Center at Fort Stockton High School.

Dear Neil: Our redbud is about 10 years old, and it appears to be in distress. It has been losing leaves, but now the pace has really picked up. It has so many yellowed leaves, and many are falling. Can you see what the problem might be?

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Optimism greeted beef cattle producers from around the country attending the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course recently for two primary reasons — high cattle prices and continued consumer demand, despite the higher beef prices.

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.

1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV) “God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.” The story behind this verse is that God has sent Samuel to anoint the new king of Israel.