June 2026

Dear Neil: Almost all the leaves on my loquat tree are afflicted with this problem. Is it an insect or disease? How should I treat it? This is damage done by lace bugs.

Fort Stockton Pioneer.

The Alpine Cowboys opened the 2026 Pecos League season with a split through their first six games, finishing the opening stretch with a 3-3 record after series against Tucson and Roswell. Alpine began the season at home against the Tucson Saguaros, opening with an exciting 11-10 victory on May 26.

Fort Stockton ISD student- athletes are already hard at work this summer as the district’s Summer Strength and Conditioning Program officially got underway June 1, drawing an impressive turnout from Panthers and Prowlers preparing for the upcoming school year.

The Alpine Cowboys opened the 2026 season with a roster full of new faces, but few have made a quicker impression than rookie catcher Trevor Durr. In just his first week of professional baseball, Durr earned Player of the Game honors in the Cowboys’ season opener and has already become an important piece of Alpine’s lineup both offensively and defensively.

“You get a line and I’ll get a drone, honey / You get a line and I’ll get an app, babe…” Or something like that. I haven’t been fishing since 1972 (although my lunch has to share shelf space with bait worms in the company break room refrigerator), so I didn’t realize just how controversial the once-tranquil sport has become.

Attorney General Ken Paxton and his allies began working to repair fissures among GOP voters after he routed incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the March 26 runoff, The Dallas Morning News reported. Both Paxton and his general election opponent, Democratic nominee James Talarico, swiftly went on the attack in what promises to be the most expensive Senate general election race in history.

This Sunday afternoon, June 14, at 2:00 pm, the Fort Stockton Film Society will host a FREE screening of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington at the Nelson Street Theater, 102 South Nelson.

Pecos County Water Control and Improvement District #1 held a special meeting on May 19, 2026 and is proud to announce that they have completed the process to receive funding from the USDA for major improvements in their infrastructure.

The Fort Stockton City Council pushed forward several downtown revitalization efforts and approved significant infrastructure expenditures during its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 26. City Manager Frank Rodriguez opened the session with a progress report on the city's 'quality of life' vision, noting that approximately 80% of the public safety building has been repurposed and remodeled.