September 2023

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO 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.com.

The 2nd annual Barrio Fest, sponsored by the Fort Stockton Community Theatre will be Sept. 14-17.

The Fort Stockton Independent School District Board of Trustees recognized the August Students of the Month during its meeting on Aug. 30.

Belding Farms, a pecan grower in Fort Stockton, filed a petition with the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (GCD) to strengthen rules intended to protect the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer that underlies Pecos County and feeds Comanche Springs.

The Fort Stockton Independent School District met in its first regular session of the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 30, approving its budget for the sear and setting its tax rate. Much of the total $56,959,690 budget (22,728,181 of the $38,269,399 general fund budget) is set aside for payroll costs.

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.

Sometimes living out here in the “wild west” we all want something a little different than tacos or steak. And while in many places Asian food is hard to come by, if you’re having a craving for it, it may or may not be available. Or so you may think.

The Fort Stockton Panther tennis team visited El Paso’s 5A powerhouse, the El Paso High Tigers and their district rival, the Jefferson-Silva Silver Foxes.

The Fort Stockton High School Panther and Prowler cross country teams invaded the land of the Golden Crane to participate in the Crane Cross Country Invitational last Saturday.