Steven Jay McCollum passed away on Jan. 5, 2022 in San Angelo, Texas. Steve was born on Sept. 3, 1953, in San Angelo, to Gladys and Rufus McCollum. He grew up in San Angelo, attending and graduating from Central High School, then Angelo State University.

Steve held multiple careers that included working for M.L. Leddy's in Fort Worth, and various salesman positions in San Angelo for GTE and most recently Coverlay.

The City of Fort Stockton Substandard Building Committee met for its regular meeting on Jan. 6. The mission of the committee is to promote the welfare of citizens by securing, repairing, or demolishing structures that are deemed unfit for habitation or hazardous to the public.

During their property hearings, the committee revisited a large Victorian style house – located at 1508 W. Division St. – that has gradually been deteriorating over the years.

Fort Stockton head football coach Mike Peters was named the 33Lead Athletic Club Football Coach of the Year this past week.

Peters led the Panthers to greater heights than Fort Stockton’s program had ever seen before this past season.

The athletic director for the Fort Stockton Independent School District led his team to the second round of the Class 4A-1 playoffs after the Panthers won their first contested-postseason game in school history following a co-district championship.

The 19th ranked Seminole Maidens showed why they’re one of the elite programs in West Texas on Jan. 11 against Fort Stockton.

Seminole scored a season-high 111 points in their district-opening win against Pecos on Jan. 7 and the Maidens nearly reached the century mark again in their matchup with the Prowlers.

Senior guard Xoe Rosalez and sophomore London Shain outscored Fort Stockton by six points as a duo, netting a combined 51 points in Seminole’s 96-45 win.

Rosalez scored a game-high 26 points and Shain added 25.