Marcial Fabela Pacheco, Sr., 76, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Aug. 24, 2022, surrounded by family after a brief battle with leukemia.

He was born in Colonia Esperanza, Chihuahua, Mexico, on March 18, 1946, to Martin and Celia Pacheco. He had nine siblings, Roberto, Lorenzo, Rodrigo, Rene, Petra, Manuel, Nabor, Juan, and Vicente.

Fort Stockton defeated El Paso Austin 18-16 in their season opener on Aug. 26 at Panther Stadium. The hard-fought- victory was the first for new head coach Jeremy Hickman and the fifth consecutive season-opening win for the Panthers. 

The Fort Stockton football program hosted Decals with Dads on Aug. 25. Fathers and sons put decals on their helmets the evening before the Panthers first game of the season.

The event was a part of the unity movement that head coach Jeremy Hickman began when he arrived three months ago.

"We're doing this to open ourselves up to you and let you know we're here to try to bring you in and say this is all of us. It's all of us working together to make sure that our community and our kids are in the best hands they can be," he said.

FM 1053 is back open after being closed for nearly five days due to significant rainfall that caused a crack (where the big dip is on the highway).

"Thanks to repair work by the Monahans Maintenance crew and some help from a few other district employees," said Gene Powell, Texas Department of Transportation Odessa District's Public Information Officer.