March 2026

On February 18th, we began the season of Lent. Lent is a season of preparation leading up to Easter. It is the forty days plus the six Sundays before Easter. For centuries, it has been observed as a special time of self examination and penitence.

First things first requires acknowledgement of my subject/verb “oops” in the last paragraph of last week’s column about the first of this year’s Lenten Luncheons.

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Dear Neil, my azaleas are dying, one after the other. This has been going on for the past year.

The Fort Stockton Middle School Panthers and Prowlers opened their track and field season with strong performances at the Sandhills Meet in Monahans on Thursday, Feb. 26, with several athletes earning top finishes across both running and field events.

The Fort Stockton Panthers turned in another strong early-season performance on the track Friday, finishing second overall at the Sandhills Relays in Monahans with a team score of 157 points.

The Fort Stockton Middle School Panthers continued their spring season with a strong showing at the Comanche Classic Middle School Tennis Tournament, held February 28 in Fort Stockton.

Fort Stockton Middle School’s Blue Wave swim team continued to show steady improvement during the 2026 season with a strong showing at the Pecos Junior High Invitational on February 27.

Nothing stirs up division quite like meatloaf. Once a staple in American kitchens during the 1950s and ’60s, it has quietly faded from everyday menus, yet it remains a hearty meal that can spark strong reactions; either warm nostalgia or complete turnoff, depending on where you land.

Where rodeo history was born and cowboy tradition still rides strong, Sul Ross State University and the Town of Pecos City are proud to announce the First Annual Sul Ross State University Pecos College Rodeo, set for April 9–11, 2026, at the legendary Buck Jackson Arena, Home of The World’s First...