August 2025

The Fort Stockton Panther tennis team hit the road Thursday, August 7, traveling to the Texas Panhandle for a challenging slate of matches against some of the state’s best programs.

On Friday, August 8, the Panther Football program welcomed an energetic group of mothers to the newly constructed Field House for the annual Panther Football Moms 101 event.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, we have had this bed of Mexican oregano for 14 years. It was there when we bought our property west of Boerne.

In the wake of catastrophic July 4th floods that devastated communities and claimed lives across Central Texas, the Texas Senate has passed a package of bills aimed at significantly improving disaster preparedness and accelerating recovery efforts.

LOOKING BACK

Years ago, I started working with and training some older teenage boys on Saturdays on our small ranch. A big problem I notice in America with our youth today is so many have never worked or been exposed to it.

Pay no attention to the seemingly frozen clock in sixth-period trigonometry class. Time is moving way too swiftly.

Dear FSISD School Community, This will be my final year as Superintendent. I communicated my intent to the school board in January 2025.

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 of the more than 50 House Democrats who fled the state to break quorum and effectively halt the special session to prevent a mid-decade redistricting plan, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

“Together We Can Make a Difference!” - Lucky Two Times Animal Sanctuary Bradley is the Pet of the Week! Weighing roughly 40lbs, he is a year and 2 months old and was one of eight in a litter that was dumped at the rest area outside of Fort Stockton in 2024. He is very social, loves attention.