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• Adrienne Yvette Diaz, DOB 11/10/1989 (CR-24287, possession on marijuana more than 2 ounces) defendant plead guilty to time served one day in the county jail. • Rodrigo Dehoyos, DOB 01/03/1986 (CR-23165, terroristic threat) defendant plead guilty to time served 18 days in the county jail.

KHFSB Chairman Guadalupe Fierro and KHFSB Board Member Amy Terrazas presented Rose Duarte and Olga Ramirez with a Certificate of Appreciation for May 2021 recognizing their efforts to Keep Historic Fort Stockton Beautiful. Courtesy Photo

JC Ortiz and Matthew Galindo of Mesa Solutions presented a donation check of $2,000 to Frontier CASA in Fort Stockton on June 3. Ortiz, Galindo, and Mesa Solutions employees raised the money by volunteering for a variety activities and public services. The Fort Stockton office employees were able to decide what activities they volunteered, which included picking up trash on Highway 285, cleaning up after baseball games, coaching, helping out with the road race and more services to help out the community. Mesa Solutions is a power solutions company that has an office in Fort Stockton and is based out of Loveland, Colorado. Photo by Nathan Heuer

The Pecos County Water Control and Improvement District #1 in Fort Stockton put up a new sign this past week to make the water district easier to find. The office also installed a flagpole that has both the American flag and Texas flag, which will soon be joined by the water district’s flag.

Fort Stockton Athletic Director and head football coach Mike Peters was awarded and recognized as the Region IV Athletic Administrator of the Year this past weekend at the THSADA Hall of Honor Banquet at the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock alongside his wife Priscilla Peters. Coach Peters was one of eight athletic directors from across the state who received the honor for their specific region. He is now is his sixth year as the athletic director of the FSISD. Courtesy Photo

Angelo State University conferred 888 undergraduate and graduate degrees on 884 graduates during the 2021 spring commencement exercises on May 15, 2021, at the Junell Center/Stephens Arena in San Angelo, Texas.

Jessika Marquez of Fort Stockton graduated with an AAS in Accounting from South Plains College last month. Marquez was among more than 1,300 students who are being recognized for their academic achievement and resilience in a changing world.