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AGE: 48 OCCUPATION: Owner BienVenidos Restaurant CURRENT AND PREVIOUS OFFICES OR BOARDS: 2016 - Present Councilmember City of Ft Stockton; 2007-2011 Mayor City of Ft Stockton; 2005-2007 Councilmember City of Ft Stockon; 2004 & 2005 President Ft Stockton Chamber of Commerce; 2002-2005 Chairman Ft...

AGE: 34 PLACE OF BIRTH: Fort Stockton OCCUPATION: Pipeline Operations Supervisor for ONEOK, Inc. (natural gas) CURRENT AND PREVIOUS OFFICES OR BOARDS: Part of the Fort Stockton Little league board and Fort Stockton softball Advisory Board EDUCATION: Fort Stockton High school, Some college from...

AGE: 71 BORN: Lake Charles, La. OCCUPATION: Pecos Co.

AGE: 56 BORN: Fort Stockton, Texas OCCUPATION: Ft. Stockton ISD-Director of Child Nutrition CURRENT OFFICES AND BOARDS: City Councilman, Little League District 37 District Director, Pecos County Appraisal District Board of Directors, Texas Association of Sports Official Baseball Division Chapter...

The chart above represents sales tax numbers from this year compared to last years. The April 20 and April 21 numbers are from sales tax in the respective cities in the month of February.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) is inviting high school students throughout the Texas 23rd Congressional District to participate in the 2021 Congressional Art Competition.

Fort Stockton’s new recycling facility located at 604 N. Valentine St. was completed over a week ago. Residents may bring their recycled goods to the facility within operating hours. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Animals have always been close to the heart for Fort Stockton residents Nicole Bennett and Dennis Gross. And in the past year and a half, the two have teamed together, along with fellow Fort Stockton resident Heather Pass, to save animals thousands of animals lives in the Fort Stockton area.

Fort Stockton native Calistra Acosta Valenzuela will hit a significant milestone in her life on April 22. The Fort Stockton High School graduate, who was born in Fort Stockton on April 22, 1921 to Lazaro Acosta and Miquela Salmon Acosta, will turn 100-years-old.

In an effort to retain employees and for superior performances throughout the unprecedented pandemic this past year, Fort Stockton City Council approved a one-time stiped of $1,200 for full-time city employees on April 13 at the council’s regular meeting.