Fort Stockton residents Hector Flores Jr. and his daughter Luna Flores were successfully located on Sunday after a missing persons report was originally filed by their family on Feb. 7 with the Fort Stockton Police Department.

Both were found together in good condition in Boquillas, Mexico, adjacent to Big Bend National Park.

The Pecos County Sheriff’s Office, Texas DPS Criminal Investigations Division, and the U.S. Marshals executed two arrest and search warrants on Feb. 10 in Fort Stockton.

Four Fort Stockton residents and a San Antonio resident were apprehended in two separate drug busts.

Blas Lopez, 83, of Fort Stockton, Texas, passed away on Jan. 26, 2022, in Fort Stockton.
Blas Lopez was born in Barstow, Texas, to Panfilo Lopez and Rosa Mata on Nov. 29, 1938. He was a graduate of Pyote High School in Pyote, Texas.

Citizens of Fort Stockton and the surrounding area will soon gain insight into the likelihood of a new recreational facility being built, and how it’ll be financed.

The Fort Stockton Independent School District will hold a special school board meeting on Feb. 16 to vote on bond propositions that will be voted on during the May election if passed on Wednesday. One of those propositions will be specifically for a new recreation center and the allotted amount for the proposition is approximately $5 million currently.