Zero Stone Park to host Memorial Day Service
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U.S. military personnel who have sacrificed their lives while serving in the United States armed forces will be honored on Memorial Day at Zero Stone Park in Fort Stockton.
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Paint Creek Principal to join FSISD
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Fort Stockton ISD announced its latest addition to their administrative staff on May 23 at the district’s regular school board meeting. The additions included two new principals, an assistant principal, and a campus curriculum director.
Pecos County unofficial runoff election results
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Listed are the unofficial runoff election early voting results in Pecos County.
Republican District Clerk
Darla Cude – 323 votes
Tammy Cash Lujan – 313
Republican Attorney General
George P. Bush – 239
Ken Paxton – 354
Republican Comm General Land Office
Capital Highlights: Wildfires continue across state
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Firefighters are looking to the skies for much-needed rain this week as crews continue battling wildfires across the state. Fires reported Sunday by the Texas A&M Forest Service were being fought in Brown, Taylor, Wilbarger, Llano, Schleicher and San Saba counties.
Capital Highlights: ERCOT urges Texans to conserve power
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After six power generation plants went offline Friday during the start to an unseasonably hot weekend, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas urged Texans to conserve power, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
As temperatures soared into the 90s and even 100s in some parts of the state, residents were urged to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher and avoid using large appliances such as dishwashers, washers and dryers between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. The hot weather is sparking record electricity demand across the state.
Inmate Arrests Report - Pecos County Jail (May 14-19)
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May 14
Ethan Galland, at 12:50 a.m., officers from the Fort Stockton Police Department apprehended Galland and he was charged with public intoxication. Galland received a $500 PR bond and was released the same day.
Student supplies purchase approved
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Fort Stockton ISD parents and guardians will once again get the opportunity to save a substantial amount of money on school supplies via the Student School Supplies Bulk Purchase Program. The FSISD School Board approved the program at their regular meeting on April 27, marking the second consecutive year the program will be set into motion.
Runoff elections feature local race
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This year’s primary runoff election on May 24 will feature one local race in Fort Stockton. Republicans Darla Cude and Tammy Lujan are the two candidates vying for the District Clerk seat.
Pecos County Public Sentencings - April 2022
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- Patricia Joann Brannan, DOB 04/17/1969, offense date 03/15/2015 (CR-21434, driving while license invalid) defendant has entered into a six-month pretrial intervention program with a $500 fee.
- Kiara Renee Bustamante, DOB 03/06/1994, offense date 10/30/2021 (unfiled, unlawful restraint) sentencing decline – insufficient evidence.
- Justin Wayne Fannett, DOB 07/11/1979, offense date 10/05/2013 (CR-20194, criminal mischief) defendant plead guilty to 104 days time served in county jail.
Search for new Fort Stockton ISD AD, football coach underway
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The search for a new athletic director and head football coach at Fort Stockton ISD officially began a week ago after former head coach and AD Mike Peters was named the Saginaw ISD head football coach and Campus Athletic Coordinator.
Fort Stockton ISD Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Zamora confirmed that search began early last week after receiving the news from Peters that he accepted a job offer from another district.
