| Fort Stockton Pioneer

Prison overpopulation leads to contingency fund use

3 years ago By Nathan Heuer

Pecos County’s contingency fund has been a lifeline for Pecos County Memorial Hospital this year and will continue to be through the end of 2023 at a minimum. The county’s fund balance is now adding another burden due to prison overpopulation at the county jail, the related rising costs of operation, and the supply chain shortage of vehicles.

Fort Stockton High School Homecoming Candidates and Court

3 years ago By News Staff

Homecoming King and Queen Nominees

Jovany Hernandez and Alyna Rodriguez

Ray Dulaney and Jacinda Gonzalez

Jesus Hernandez and Victoria Soto

Cruz Rojas and Katheryn Mendoza

Daren Ureste and Eliana Mata

Fort Stockton High School Homecoming Court

Freshman Duke - Alonso Urias

Shirley Scholl

3 years ago By News Staff

Shirley Scholl, 79, of Fredericksburg, Texas, passed from the church visible into the church eternal on Sept. 9, 2022, following a brief illness.

Born Shirley Ann Morrison in Las Vegas, N.M., the daughter of Donald Burgess Morrison and Winifred Carolyn Nichols, she grew up in Cimmaron, N.M., graduating from Cimmaron High School in 1961. She attended New Mexico State University before marrying Charles Harrison “Harry” Scholl.