May 2024

Coach Colby Terrazas’s 5/6 grade Panther Travel Basketball Team came in undefeated in the Concho Valley Tournament in Ozona April 13 and came back to Fort Stockton with the Gold! The boys will compete in the Cinco de Mayo Shoot Out in Big Spring on May 5.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: This weed/ vine/grass is overtaking the bare spots in my St. Augustine lawn where chinch bugs killed the St.

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Since her doctors found stage four gallbladder cancer in 2007, Edie has endured 79 chemotherapy sessions and four major surgeries. Since then, she’s lost a lung and part of her liver, colon, and stomach. She credits walking with saving her life, and at 72 years of age, Edie Sundby is not in a big hurry. She walks to slow things down, not speed things up, and she credits walking with extending her life. She’s already completed a walk from San Antonio to St. Augustine, FL, and now she’s walking west, taking advantage of seasonal weather to complete the trip from San Diego to St. Augustine at her own pace and under her own terms.

HEAD OVER MEALS Over the years, my friends and I have always had a conversation about what would be our last meal request if we were ever on death row. Now granted, none of us ever did anything that would warrant us a trip to said death row, but when discussing food, the last meal one would request holds a lot of weight.

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May 4 is general election day in Pecos County, depending on what precinct or ward you fall under, you still have time to vote. On the ballot this election cycle are two Fort Stockton Independent School District Board of Trustee seats, two Pecos County Hospital District seats, two Pecos County Water Improvement District seats, and the Red Bluff Water Control Power District.

Fort Stockton’s young baseball and softball stars are back in action. The Recreation Department launched an impressive season these last two weeks, boasting 39 teams across eight divisions. With 460 players, 39 head coaches, and 120 coaches, all volunteers, community support is fueling this thrilling season.