Fort Stockton’s junior varsity squad had two shutouts in the books heading and a perfect 6-0 record heading into their game with Monahans.

Make it three shutouts and a 7-0 record following the Panthers 16-0 victory over the Loboes on Oct. 13.

Ejay Oritz scored a touchdown on the ground, forced a fumble, and recovered the fumble he forced in the contest.

Rural land sales volume fell 26.5% from mid-2021 to mid-2022, according to the just released Texas Land Market Latest Developments by the Texas Real Estate Research Center (TRERC) at Texas A&M University.

“Clearly, activity appears to be slowing,” said TRERC Research Economist Dr. Charles Gilliland. “Demand for land, as reported by rural brokers, remains strong but has noticeably cooled from last year’s frenzied contest.”

Students across the Fort Stockton Independent School District will soon reap the benefits of last May’s bond election with updated classroom technology. The Fort Stockton ISD school board met in a 6-minute special meeting Oct. 6 to discuss a proposal from SHI for interactive flat screens for the school district’s classrooms.

A mix of significant hail and rainfall on Monday evening caused the closure of the Fort Stockton Independent School District campuses on Tuesday and flooding at Pecos County Memorial Hospital. The National Weather Service in Midland reported that Fort Stockton received 2-3 inches of precipitation during the rare weather event.