Juan Deleon Hernandez entered into rest on Jan. 31, 2021. He was born on June 3, 1933, to Pedro Hernandez Ruelas and Delfina Hernandez Deleon.

Juan was a hardworking man who started working as a dump truck driver in the Boquillas area and in numerous ranches in Brewster County, Texas. He worked for Chilo Acosta in sheep shearing for many years. He also worked Candelia in Las Norias, Texas. He worked for 30 years at Big Bend Rio Grande Village.

On Monday, Feb. 1, Pecos County saw the economy take a step in the right direction as restaurants, bars, and indoor facilities in the county are now able to hold up to 75 percent of their capacity according to the governor’s orders.

The Fort Stockton tennis team showed plenty of promise to start the spring season on Friday, Jan. 29 at Big Spring High School.

“It went as well as one could hope for with a young team,” Fort Stockton coach Victor Garcia said.

Colton King advanced to the boys singles finals and finished the day as a runner-up, falling to Midland Christians No. 1 singles player. Jacob Pacheco placed fourth, ending the day with a loss to Monahans’ top singles player.

Esther Tercero, Tori Wilkins, and Madelyn Martinez went back-to-back on Saturday, bringing home gold medals in their respective weight divisions for the second consecutive meet on Saturday at the Mustang Powerlifting Invitational in Andrews.

Their efforts led the Fort Stockton girls to first-place finish as a team with 51 points.
Tercero maintained her unblemished record as she has now won all three meets the Prowlers have competed in this season. Wilkins and Martinez have each won two.