With a Dec. 10 deadline approaching, the Fort Stockton Rotary is again in need of new, unwrapped toys to give to area children for Christmas.
Every year the Rotary Club collects toys from the drop off boxes around town, then delivers them to the homes of children who might not get a good Christmas.
After nearly a year of being unable to host gatherings because of COVID restrictions, the Pecos County Senior Center will hold a Christmas luncheon at noon on Friday, Dec. 17. The meal is free to all Senior Center members, but memberships are only $5 a year and open to all Pecos County seniors.
An unprecedented partnership between the Fort Stockton Independent School District and the Texas Tech University K-12 online academic program became official on Dec. 1 at the district’s special school board meeting.
The Fort Stockton ISD school board unanimously approved the partnership, which is scheduled to begin next semester.
The partnership is the first of its kind in the state of Texas according to TTU K-12 Interim Superintendent Dr. Justin Louder.
November 19
Ricky Eugene Gaines, of Stockton, CA at 9:33 a.m., officers from the Department of Public Safety apprehended Gaines and he was charged with trafficking of persons less than 18-years-old. Gaines received a $30,000 bond and was released on Nov. 21.
