April 2024

On Saturday the Fort Stockton middle school tennis Team competed in the District Tournament. Teams included Fort Stockton, Andrews, Greenwood, Pecos, Seminole, and Monahans. Conditions for the meet were tough with 50mph winds and tough competition. The 7th grade Mixed Doubles Team earned the title of District Champions. “My first year with these athletes couldn’t have been more rewarding. I am honored to have watched them grow on and off the court, and thankful that I get to be a part of their athletic journeys.” Said Coach Cody Aaron Seventh grade results: 4th Place Overall, Mixed Doubles 1st Place District Champions: Angel Marquez/ Raquelle Jimenez. Eight Grade Results: 3rd Place Overall, Boys Singles 3rd Place: Jordan Caballero; Boys Doubles 3rd Place: Miguel Lujan/Jerrick Bernal

The Fort Stockton Middle School Blue Wave swim team competed at a very competitive 6A to 4A Championship swim meet with over 250 athletes in Andrews, where the team came in 10th overall out of 16 teams. This amazing group fought hard and had some amazing results.

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CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS State agencies and regulators were heavily criticized at a Texas legislative hearing for failing to communicate during the deadly Panhandle wildfires, the Texas Tribune reported. The three-day hearing, held in Pampa, investigated the Smokehouse Creek fire and others that burned more than a million acres, destroyed hundreds of homes, killed up to 10,000 cattle and resulted in two deaths.

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 litzy.rodriguez@fort stocktonpioneer.com APRIL 9 Fort Stockton High School Softball at Seminole, 5/7 p.m. APRIL 9 Fort Stockton High School Baseball at Seminole.

The Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications will host the annual Summer Ag Academy for high school agriculture teachers on June 9-21 at the Agriculture and Workforce Education Center on the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus, 1244 7th St., Bryan. The event will feature 15 interactive workshops for teachers to learn the latest skills, technology and innovations in agriculture and other industries.

The Fort Stockton Film Society will host a free screening of the Warner Brothers classic film, The Adventures of Robin Hood, at 7 p.m. on April 13. The screening is family-friendly, with free popcorn and free admission, courtesy of Carisma Car Wash, so bring your entire family for a Saturday night at the movies.

Larry Gene Partney, 72, of McCamey, Fort Stockton, and Grandfalls, was freed to fly on April 2. Larry graduated from McCamey High School. He worked for Coca-Cola and spent many years with Valero Natural Gas. He served as Layman for the Union Church and was a City Council member in Grandfalls. He lived many years in Brackettville on Fort Clark Springs helping his sister maintain properties, and he portrayed a cowboy for Happy Shahan for reenactments at the movie set of The Alamo and other notable Western movies. Larry was a lifelong drummer and played many sets all over Texas from the time he was 15 years old and loved every second of it.

Dec. 8, 2023 - April 4, 2024 Whittaker Zadok Garrison was born in Advent, the season of Christ’s coming. What joy he brought to our family, a beautiful blessing to his mother and father, William and Hannah Garrison. His blue eyes and smile have gone away from us for a little while as this world races towards its own end. He left us just after Easter. The cries of the mourning dove wake us each day and now remind us of a mother’s heartfelt groaning. Darling one, Sweetheart, is that you crying? We are here.