April 2024

In regular session on April 8, the For Stockton City Council hosted a celebratory reception and formally recognized the Fort Stockton Special Olympics members for a successful season and for taking home the gold medal against six other teams in Odessa on March 23.

CATCHING SOME AIR

The Pecos County Commissioners Court met in a regular session on Monday, April 8, with multiple agenda items. After the invocation and approving previous meeting minutes, the court proceeded to approve the following items.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: My HOA is giving a neighborhood a heads-up on enforcing lawn violations. I have lost much of my lawn to shade, slope, erosion, and drought.

LOOKING BACK

Fort Stockton Middle School’s Blue

JV athlete Addison Castro clears a hurdle during the girl’s 300M race

TRACK & FIELD

On Saturday, April 6, the Fort Stockton Middle School tennis team competed at the District tournament, with the seventh graders earning a fourth place overall and the eighth graders earning a third place overall. The teams competed against Andrews, Greenwood, Pecos, Seminole, and Monahans.

The Prowlers Softball Team returned to the field after the Easter break hosting Pecos on Friday. They would not waste any time continuing their winning ways as they would plate runs in every inning on their way to a 14-2 fifth-inning run rule.