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In response to work of a committee of teachers from every Fort Stockton Independent School District campus, and both campus and district- level administrators, the Fort Stockton ISD has been approved by the Texas Education Agency as a designated Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) district. With the approval of FSISD’s application, many of Fort Stockton ISD’s teachers can now take the next step in being recognized on three different levels (Recognized, Exemplary, or Master teacher) and earn opportunities to be rewarded financially.

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In an abbreviated special Fort Stockton City Council Meeting Monday evening, the city council discussed a proposed lower property tax rate for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The city is just beginning the budget process as the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. The 2022-23 rate was $0.359 per $100 of valuation and city finance director Maria Rodriguez is proposing a new tax rate of $0.3096 per $100 of taxable value.

The 2023-2024 school year begins Aug. 14 and registration for the upcoming year will begin for all campuses on Aug. 2. Registration for Fort Stockton ISD students will be starting at 8 a.m. and K-12 students (returning and new) can register on-line at the district’s web page at https://www.fsisd. net/2023Registration. Parents enrolling students in Pre-K will need to register in-person at the Apache Elementary campus.

Speakers to discuss weather, beef cattle topics The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Sandhills Beef Cattle Conference will take place Aug. 5 at the Ward County Events Center, 1525 Monahans Parkway in Monahans.

The Fort Stockton Film Society is hosting “date night” with a showing of the “national movie of Texas”, Giant on Saturday, July 29 at 7 p.m. As an added feature, there will be a classic Warner Brothers cartoon screened just before the main feature.

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It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The Pecos County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) and Fort Stockton Independent School District (FSISD) are working together to make sure students have the opportunity to receive their required vaccinations before school starts on Monday, Aug. 14.

The economic outlook is good for Fort Stockton and Pecos County, according to Economic Development Director Remie Ramos. Ramos gave his quarterly report to the Fort Stockton City Council on Monday and said that while the number of jobs in the county increased between April and June, unemployment also increased slightly. The unemployment rate is up at the state, Federal and regional level, as well, Ramos said.