The Texas Department of Transportation reported on Tuesday morning that FM 1053 is still closed to through traffic between FM 11 and FM 1450 south of Imperial.

Heavy rains caused large cracks in the surface of the road beginning on Saturday evening. Local traffic will still have access, but no traffic is allowed to pass by the subsidence about 6 miles south of Imperial.

Crews are currently working on repairs, but there is no timeline for reopening as of now. Please do not move barricades; that is a criminal offense.

As Texas gets at least a temporary reprieve this week from the heat, with a nice round of rain blanketing much of the state, the Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting January will bring significant snowfall to the state.

The periodical, founded in 1818, develops its extended forecast “using a 204-year-old mathematical formula focused on sunspot activity, planet positions and tidal actions of the moon.” The almanac’s website claims its forecasts are 80% to 85% accurate.

This week’s Pioneer Athlete of the Week is Aryanna Gonzalez.

The junior earned the libero jersey to start the 2022 volleyball season for the Prowlers and the junior showed why in the first seven games of the season last week. Gonzalez tallied 115 total digs in the seven matches (16 digs per match).

See Gonzalez’s Athlete of the Week in the Aug. 18 paper. The Athlete of the Week for Aug. 18 was sponsored by The Pecos County State Bank.

The Fort Stockton Independent School District Bond Proposition A was 10 votes away from passing in May, failing 665-656 during an election that had 18% of registered voters participate.

Now, the Fort Stockton ISD School Board is moving forward with a second bond election that includes the same $84 million proposition.

The school board approved the order of a bond election for two propositions (see details below) at a special meeting on Aug. 17 – five days before the Aug. 22 deadline.