The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is grieving the loss of an employee that is related to the COVID-19 virus. Armando Rodriguez, 78, Clerk I at the Fort Stockton Unit, died from complications of COVID-19 on Jan. 16, 2022. 

The Fort Stockton track team got their final preparations in before the postseason at the Tribe Relays on April 1 in Seminole.

Fort Stockton had four athletes earn first-place finishes, led by Zane Hodges and Ali Jackson who earned two gold medals apiece.

Hodges extended his title reign in the triple jump to three consecutive meets. The junior has three gold medals and one silver in his four outings in the event this season.

Jaslyn Pacheco and Athena Gomez are regional bound after punching their tickets to the event on Monday at the district meet in Seminole.

The girl’s tennis doubles duo accomplished the feat by bouncing back after a loss to Andrews in the championship match. Pacheco and Gomez downed Monahans doubles team in a three-set match (6-4, 4-6, 6-2).

The victory earned them a second-place finish at the event, advancing them to the reginal tournament in Lubbock on April 13-14.

March 29

Nora E Galindo-Armendariz, of Fort Stockton at 11:58 a.m., officers from the Department of Public Safety apprehended Galindo-Armendariz on a warrant for assault causes bodily injury. Galindo-Armendariz received a $1,500 bond and was released the same day.