Fort Stockton’s bats provided a problematic dose of power, placement, and consistency for the Kermit pitching and defense during the Prowlers homestand on Feb. 22.

Fort Stockton (6-1) tallied 21 hits with ten different batters, including a team-best four hits by freshman Mia Garcia in Fort Stockton’s 17-4 win.

A single car crash 32 miles east of Fort Stockton on Interstate 10 resulted in one fatality and another to be in serious condition on Feb. 19.

Sheffield resident Rain Nicole Stevenson, 24, lost control of a 2006 Dodge Durango heading eastbound on I-10 near mile marker 292 after the left rear tire blew out on the vehicle on Saturday at 1:56 p.m.

Seated along North Main Street dressed with Roman-style columns and historical architecture, the former city police department building is the perfect fit for local attorney Albert Valadez’s music venue.

The new establishment, Centennial Bar Lounge, is promised to house a calming piano bar lounge on the first floor where visitors can relax and enjoy a beverage — a variety of mixed drinks, cocktails, wine and beer will be served. Upstairs, the space will be expanded into a dance floor with a DJ and bar.

Billy Budd Waggoner, 81, passed away Feb. 6, 2022, in Midland, Texas, on his way home to his San Antonio, Texas, family. 

He is survived by two nieces, Courtney Michelle Waggoner and Christen Melissa Waggoner; nephew Jerry L. Waggoner II (children); and F. Irene Waggoner, widow of brother Jerry L. Waggoner; and nephew Randy Dale Waggoner, son of Tommy Ray Waggoner (deceased).