October 2023

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: This oak tree is located on our church property. Is the old bark falling off due to its age, or is there a disease? Good question.

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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.

The H. Joaquin Jackson Law Enforcement Academy at Sul Ross State University is accepting applicants to the Class of 2024, which starts Jan.

The public is invited to remember loved ones who have died by visiting the Memorial Arch next to the Ofrenda on First Street behind The Nelson Street Theatre at the site of the Original Café Nov. 1-2 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

The city of Fort Stockton will continue its annual spring cleanup despite Pecos County pulling out of its cooperative agreement with the city. Precincts 1 and 2 will do their own cleanup for Fort Stockton addresses outside the city limits.

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Ali Jackson punched a return ticket back to the state cross country meet in Round Rock, on Nov. 3-4. Jackson finished seventh out of 171 other high school girls throughout Region 1. Her12:36.72timeinthetwomile run was filled with hills and some wet conditions at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock. Nevertheless Ali will participate in the State Meet at 11:40 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.

Buena Vista Running Back Jackie Jurado plows through the line for a touchdown to put the Longhorns ahead 46-0 and end the game early against Fort Davis, last Friday night in Imperial. The Longhorns opened their district schedule with a win over the Indians and will be back in Imperial again this Friday night to face the Van Horn Eagles. Van Horn is 5-2 overall and 1-0 in District 6-1A Div. 2 after a similar 46-0 win over Marfa last week.

Courtesy photo by Staci Schoenfeldt

Last week the District 2-4A team tennis coaches met for their superlatives and the Fort Stockton Panther tennis team was able to walk away with several awards to solidify the great season they had. Awards are listed below: