May 2024

The library continues to be a busy place, the Consulate of Mexico will be in Fort Stockton at the Library on Saturday, May 18. The Mobile Consulate issues certified copies of birth certificates for people born and registered in any part of Mexico. They also provide services of passport issuance, consular registration, civil registry and visas certification. Call 424309-0009 to make an appointment. You may also call the consulate in Del Rio at 830-715-2352 or contact them by email at consuldelrio@stx.rr.com.

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO MAY16 Pecos County Historical Society Horsehead Crossing to Fort Stockton: The Comanche & Butterfield Trail. Rollins-Sibley House, 401 E 2nd St.

Fort Stockton Athletics, with Pecos County Memorial Hospital District (PCMHD), hosted free physicals for students within Fort Stockton Independent School District (FSISD). Over 90 students took advantage of this generous opportunity. Coaches from Fort Stockton high school and middle school ensured that parents were prepared to complete their students’ supplemental forms, while student athletic trainers ensured all documentation was filed accordingly.

Each year, the Keep Historic Fort Stockton Beautiful board of directors holds an annual art contest for fourth and fifth graders from the Fort Stockton Intermediate School. Students are awarded first, second, and third-place ribbons, with the first-place art piece being transferred onto a magnetic strip to be displayed on the city’s sanitation trucks. This year’s contest was held on May 8.

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The 2024-25 Fort Stockton FFA Officers were recently elected by their peers. The new officers include President: Andrew Black, Vice President: Madison Hanson, Secretary: Brenna Downing, Treasurer: Daniel Perez, Reporter: Michaela Davis, Student Advisor: Isabela Chavez, Advisors: Crystal Galindo and Juan Vasquez.

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As East Texas residents return to clean up their homes and businesses after extensive flooding earlier this month, the Texas Department of State Health Services urged residents and business owners to exercise caution. Among the recommendations: · Never use gasoline-powered generators or charcoal grills indoors. Keep them outside, at least 20 feet from homes to avoid possible carbon monoxide poisoning. Direct generator engine exhaust away from windows and doors · Never mix bleach with products that contain ammonia. Toxic fumes could be created.