August 2023

Your guide to local places to go and things to do! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail shawn. yorks@fortstocktonpioneer.

Pickleball is taking the country by storm and the Fort Stockton Independent School District is getting in on the action. The FSISD Board of Trustees on Aug. 2 voted to add a pickleball court to the Fort Stockton Intermediate School tennis courts in lieu of resurfacing the tennis courts.

A new grant received by the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office will provide deputies with a new layer of protection in the event of an active shooter situation. Bullet-proof shields will be provided to each deputy to keep in their unit, and one will also be located inside each school campus.

Dear Editor, Let’s see – men can get pregnant, Supreme Court Justice Jackson doesn’t know what a woman is, there are 76 different genders, the CDC says that men can breastfeed babies, here are men in women’s bathrooms, prisons, and sports, etc., etc.

If I could somehow call my father in the Great Beyond, I’d confess that I’m turning into him.

Last week a whistleblower testified before Congress, alleging that federal officials have concealed evidence of unidentified flying objects from the public for decades.

Matthew 6:22 (NIV) “The eye is a light for the body. If your eyes are good, then your whole body will be full of light.” Eyes are fascinating.

The Pecos County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) and Fort Stockton Independent School District (FSISD) are working together to make sure students have the opportunity to receive their required vaccinations before school starts on Monday, Aug. 14.

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.

Dear Neil: Last summer this tree was just fine. This spring it was very slow to produce leaves.