October 2023

Sul Ross State University is 10th in Texas in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of “Best Colleges,” announced in September. SRSU also ranked #47 in top public universities in the west, #95 in top regional universities in the west and #52 for social mobility.

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@fort stocktonpioneer.com. OCTOBER 5 Big Bend Open Road Race Racers Meet and Greet at Centennial Bar and Lounge.

The Subway inside of Flying J at 2571 N Front St has temporarily closed for a complete remodel. Work began last week and is expected to be a threeweek project if no unforeseen delays occur. The new and improved Subway will reopen after construction and more work will trickle into the Flying J side of the building. The construction slated for the Flying J travel stop will include new shower paneling and other cosmetic upgrades.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a letter to legislative leaders indicating a special session will begin on Oct.

San Francisco, one of America’s most iconic cities, is in decay. Smashand- grab robberies and open shoplifting have forced businesses to close, law enforcement has tied hands, and urine, feces and the used syringes of zombie drug addicts litter the streets.

Just a yesterday we celebrated and remembered St. Francis on October 4, 2023. St. Francis has been called the most loved saint of all history, and the one whose example or ideas have been the least followed! We all know St. Francis because of his love for all animals. In fact, many of us bring our pets and our farm or ranch animals to be blessed at our churches or by our ministers around this time of year because of that great love that Francis had for all animals.

Fort Stockton Community Theatre announces two performances for the whole family in November. On Saturday, Nov. 4, FSCT is partnering with the Odessa Council for the Arts and Humanities to bring an original bi-lingual play, “Las Nuevas Tamaleras,” written, directed, and produced by Alicia Mena who wrote the play to honor long-standing traditions and find some humor again following the death of her mother.

I remember the time I went by our local JP office to visit and when I arrived the judge was in despair because the computer with all their records had crashed. I asked the judge if I could look at it so I took it apart and found the problem and got it working; somewhat. The judge was excited and wanted me to backup all the files we could because their backup had failed. That event reminded me of something in the Bible. There are books of records in heaven and everything we have ever done is recorded there, (Revelation 20:12-15). The judge said, “let’s look at your records” and we typed in my name. To my surprise it went back years and yes, there were some offenses, (minor traffic) but the fines had been paid or taken care of. That reminded me of my life before I accepted Christ and there were numerous sins in my life that had not been dealt with or forgiven but when I accepted Christ, I acknowledged or confessed them and asked Christ to forgive them, (1 John 1:8-10, 2:12, Romans 4:7). As the judge looked at the more recent years there were no offenses. The judge said , “You are in good standing with this court and you are free to come and go as you please” (Galatians 5:1, 8:1). Where or how do we really stand before God?

Fort Stockton volleyball got a leg up in the district standings with two straight wins last week, taking down Pecos last Tuesday and Seminole on Saturday in straight set sweeps. With the wins, the Prowlers improved to 2-1 in the District 3-4A standings with the 25-23, 25-20, 25-21 win over the Maidens.

In three district games last week against Greenwood, Pecos and Seminole, Amaya had a total of 32 kills, 3 blocks, 8 digs and 1 assist as the Prowlers opened District 3-4A play with a 2-1 record..