January 2024
City amends wrecker service ordinance
The Fort Stockton City Council Amended a portion of a wrecker service ordinance at its Jan. 8, 2024 meeting – more specifically Chapter 25 of the ordinance regarding wrecker service rotation lists.
OORAH! TORRES PROMOTED TO MARINE STAFF SERGEANT IN FORT STOCKTON CEREMONY
LEFT: Alexis Baquedano, left pins a medal on her best friend April Torres’s uniform Jan. 4 in Fort Stockton during her Marine promotion ceremony in front of the mural at the laundromat at 1500 West Dickinson. Torres, a 2017 Fort Stockton graduate, was promoted to Marine Staff Sergeant.
City renames street in honor of Hodges family, sets Spring Cleanup dates
The Hodges family has a long, storied history in Fort Stockton, and the city council has taken steps to ensure the name lives on.
County approves contract for aerial hunting
The Pecos County Commissioner’s Court raced through a 26-item agenda in 45 minutes, Monday morning, approving a contract for aerial hunting/game management through the USDA Wildlife services.
Alverto G. Gonzalez
Alverto G. Gonzalez, 78, of Fort Stockton, Texas, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.
Lorenzo Julian Encinas
Lorenzo Julian Encinas, 65, of Fort Stockton, Texas passed away on Jan. 7, 2024, in Fort Stockton.
Marcos Ramirez Garza III
Marcos Ramirez Garza III, 69 passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2,2024 in El Paso, Texas. Marcos was born on Feb. 20,1954 in Fort Stockton, Texas.
DO SOMETHING!
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. JANUARY 5 Fort Stockton Prowlers Basketball vs.
