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School board honors Teachers of the Quarter, hears campus updates

2 years ago By Shawn Yorks

The first quarter of the school year is complete, and Fort Stockton Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Zamora said there are good things happening across the district.

City seeks to update police dispatch consoles

2 years ago By Shawn Yorks

The Fort Stockton Police Department Dispatch is becoming outdated, and the Fort Stockton city council took steps to correct that at its Oct.23 meeting. The police dispatch center needs two consoles to communicate with not only city police, but sheriff’s deputies and emergency operations. One computer is not working and the other is working but outdated.

SPIRITS OF THE RIVER A ROUSING SUCCESS

2 years ago By News Staff

With more than 250 school children in attendance from Big Lake, Fort Stockton, Iraan and Imperial, the Fourth Annual “Spirits of the River” gathering at Horsehead Crossing enjoyed another successful event.

Cactus Health provides community outreach services

2 years ago By Shawn Yorks

Cactus Health in Fort Stockton is more than just a community health clinic. Founded in 2003, Cactus Health began serving Fort Stockton in 2004 with primary and preventative health care, oral healthcare, mental health, and substance abuse services to individuals of all ages regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

Cactus Health recently began a community outreach program, which expands the services offered to surrounding communities.

Pride of Pantherland miss out on Area Finals by one place

2 years ago By News Staff

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City Manager discusses city-county trash battle

2 years ago By Shawn Yorks

The city of Fort Stockton will continue its annual spring cleanup despite Pecos County pulling out of its cooperative agreement with the city. Precincts 1 and 2 will do their own cleanup for Fort Stockton addresses outside the city limits.

Memorial Arch set for Nov. 1-2

2 years ago By News Staff

The public is invited to remember loved ones who have died by visiting the Memorial Arch next to the Ofrenda on First Street behind The Nelson Street Theatre at the site of the Original Café Nov. 1-2 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

SRSU Law Enforcement Academy now accepting 2024 applicants

2 years ago By News Staff

The H. Joaquin Jackson Law Enforcement Academy at Sul Ross State University is accepting applicants to the Class of 2024, which starts Jan.

INMATE ARREST REPORTS

2 years ago By News Staff

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.

School Board honors Students of the month, renames middle school gym

2 years ago By Shawn Yorks

The Fort Stockton Middle School gym will soon have a new name, born from tragedy but memorializing a studentathlete whose name will forever be remembered. The Fort Stockton Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday night voted unanimously to name the middle school gym in memory of Donavyn Vaughn, an eighth grader who passed away in 2020 and who would have been a senior this school year.