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 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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Now that my age has surpassed the mid-century mark and I’m more ancient than virtually all professional athletes, everyone in my department at work, and even my pastor at church, I’ve noticed that the old memory is not what it used to ... Wait.

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.

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO Your guide to local places to go and things to do!

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 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.

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.

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.