May 2026

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The Alpine Cowboys are set to open a new Pecos League season this week as the club returns to Kokernot Field looking to build off a winning 2025 campaign. Alpine finished last season with a 28-24 overall record and remained in the playoff race deep into the summer before ultimately seeing its postseason run come to an end.

As summer gets underway, the Fort Stockton Recreation Department continues to keep local athletes busy with tournaments, camps, and open gym opportunities across the community. Recent weeks wrapped up an exciting stretch of youth softball and baseball city tournaments that brought plenty of close games and championship moments to Rooney Park and Shuster Field.

We have just celebrated Memorial Day, which is an important holiday, honoring those that died in the service for our country. It began just after the American Civil War. In many communities, there are volunteers that place flags on the graves of all who died in service to our country, and in other communities, they are placed on all the veterans’ graves.

Dozens of Texas wind projects have been halted because the Department of Defense has not approved the federal permits required for them to move forward, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Data from the American Clean Power Association indicate that the state has 54 wind projects stalled as part of a nationwide delay affecting 165 onshore wind projects.

My late mother would have been tickled by a front-page Wall Street Journal story that appeared on her 99th birthday. Mom loved meeting strangers and pumping them for information (“Why does someone your size carry such a tiny can of pepper spray — and where is the nearest eyewash station?”), so she was always tormented by the New Normal of people walking around with their nose buried in their “little machine” (smartphone).

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Preparations are underway for Barrio Fest V, Fort Stockton’s annual celebration of Hispanic community and culture. This year’s event is scheduled for September 11-13, 2026, and organizers encourage everyone to mark their calendars now and begin making plans to join in the festivities.