Missing Fort Stockton residents found in Mexico

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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.

Hector Flores Jr. and Luna Flores

Five people arrested in Fort Stockton drug busts

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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.

Law enforcement vehicles surrounded the front of a residence on the 700 block of Dees Street on Feb. 10 during an execution of an arrest and search warrant. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Blas Lopez

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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.

Blas Lopez

New rec center financing decisions on tap next week

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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.

The Fort Stockton Recreation Center is currently located at 1201 W. Sherer St. Pictured is the gym to the facility which features two youth basketball courts and one full-sized basketball court. The campus which houses the gym was originally built in 1958.
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