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In order to lend a helping hand to one of their own, the Fort Stockton Independent School District approved developmental leave for one of their teachers who has a daughter battling cancer.

Assistant Band Director Lindsey Kilgore, who has been working at Fort Stockton ISD for over five years, received developmental leave approval from the district at their regular board meeting on June 30.

The approval will result in one semester of full pay (fall 2022).

The Museum of the Big Bend will commemorate a milestone in the construction of its new building with a “Sign the Beam” ceremony on Wednesday, July 13, at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend.

The new complex, scheduled for completion in early 2023, will double the space of the museum and will include a temporary exhibit gallery, a rotating Tom Lea gallery, additional collection storage and an inviting interior event space with a connecting outdoor patio that highlights the panoramic view of the western mountains.

June 29

Braxton Kole Hernandez, of Fort Worth at 3:05 p.m., officers from the Department of Public Safety apprehended Hernandez and he was charged with five counts of smuggling of persons and one count of smuggling of persons under the age of 18. Hernandez received bonds totaling $60,000 and is still in jail.

June 30

Reservations are now being taken for dinner theatre for Fort Stockton Community Theatre’s production of “Barefoot in the Park,” by Neil Simon and directed by Alice Duerksen.

Stage Manager for the production is Michele Huckaby.

Student safety in Fort Stockton was at the forefront of the district’s school board meeting on June 30 and after much discussion between all trustees and law enforcement in attendance, Fort Stockton ISD decided to make a significant investment to further protect their students.

The Fort Stockton Independent School District will enter the 2022-2023 school year with five school resource officers – one at each campus with students – via a unanimous approval by the FSISD School Board.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) successfully included $5,484,000 for a multi-county radio infrastructure upgrade in the first draft of the FY23 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill.

If secured, funding for this project will modernize the trunking radio system used by multiple law enforcement and first responder agencies in a nine-county region along the border.

The nine counties are Uvalde, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala.