February 2024

Cameron Balser, runner extraordinaire, rolled in to Fort Stockton on Feb. 21 during his cross-country dream journey.

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Fort Stockton will soon have a new Dollar General, and the city council took one more step to making it a reality by closing two alleyways and replating a little more than one acre of land (13,200 square feet) adjacent to Eighth Street, Park Street, Dickinson Blvd., and Alamo Street (the triangle intersection of Dickinson and U.S. 285). Property Owners Noel Ornelas Melendez and Erika Escontrias Rivera made the request, and the city held a public hearing in which no members of the public spoke before the council approved Ordinance 24-103.

The Fort Stockton Independent School District held its regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 21 and honored five Students of the Month for the month of February. The five students were nominated by teachers at their respective campuses and received a certificate from the school board for their efforts. Juan Saldana began the recognition with Apache Elementary School Kindergarten student Sophia Cruz.

FORT STOCKTON’S DISTRICT 3-4A ALL-DISTRICT HONOREES: FIRST TEAM Diego Ronquillo Soph. SECOND TEAM Aundre Washington Jr.

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The Fort Stockton Panthers placed second at the 80th Comanche Relays on Saturday, scoring 146.5, missing first place by 3 points. It was a great beginning for the Panthers. Panthers results are as follows:

The Fort Stockton Prowlers earned all-district basketball honors after a successful season that saw the Prowlers earn a playoff spot. Prowlers earning all-district honors were as follows: FIRST TEAM Ivanna Ortiz - Sr.

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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m assuming the lush green lawns around town are rescue grass. If so, how does it perpetuate itself from one year to the next? I’ve never seen it produce seedheads, yet it does die out as summer arrives.