Fort Stockton native saves life in fire
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Bryan Garcia, 18, saved the life of an Odessa woman during a mobile home fire on Aug. 13.
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Inmate Arrests Report – Pecos County Jail (Aug. 17-23)
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It is important to note than an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Petition approval begins hospital district opportunity
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The ball began to officially roll towards a hospital district election in Pecos County on Tuesday following a special meeting by the Pecos County Memorial Hospital Board. The board met on Aug.
RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE
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The Pecos County Historical Commission received a Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Historical Commission for the year 2021 at the Pecos County Commissioners Court regular meeting on Aug. 22. The PCHC was one of only 84 counties out of 254 to earn the award. The commission also received the Texas Historical Commission’s Award of Merit for our 2021 Horsehead Crossing Living History Event. The PCHC was one of only three historical commissions in the entire state to receive the award. Pictured at the Pecos County Courthouse on Aug. 22, from left to right: Gracie Aranda, Nan Esparza, Yolanda Payne, Oscar Gonzalez, Pecos County Judge Jor Shuster, Kirby Warnock, Orlando Terrazas and Delane Cagle. Photo by Nathan Heuer
Pursuit leads to arrest in Fort Stockton
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A call for trespassing in Fort Stockton ended with a pursuit and arrest of a former resident of the city on Aug. 18.
Andres Garcia, 37, was arrested on eight charges, including three counts of aggravated assault against a public servant following a pursuit in Fort Stockton by law enforcement.
FM 1053 south of Imperial still closed due to heavy rainfall
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The Texas Department of Transportation reported on Tuesday morning that FM 1053 is still closed to through traffic between FM 11 and FM 1450 south of Imperial.
Heavy rains caused large cracks in the surface of the road beginning on Saturday evening. Local traffic will still have access, but no traffic is allowed to pass by the subsidence about 6 miles south of Imperial.
Crews are currently working on repairs, but there is no timeline for reopening as of now. Please do not move barricades; that is a criminal offense.
Capital Highlights: Farmer’s Almanac predicting a white winter
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As Texas gets at least a temporary reprieve this week from the heat, with a nice round of rain blanketing much of the state, the Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting January will bring significant snowfall to the state.
The periodical, founded in 1818, develops its extended forecast “using a 204-year-old mathematical formula focused on sunspot activity, planet positions and tidal actions of the moon.” The almanac’s website claims its forecasts are 80% to 85% accurate.
Round 2: Bond election called by Fort Stockton ISD
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The Fort Stockton Independent School District Bond Proposition A was 10 votes away from passing in May, failing 665-656 during an election that had 18% of registered voters participate.
Now, the Fort Stockton ISD School Board is moving forward with a second bond election that includes the same $84 million proposition.
The school board approved the order of a bond election for two propositions (see details below) at a special meeting on Aug. 17 – five days before the Aug. 22 deadline.
Barrio Fest coming up in September
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To qualify for a Humanities Texas grant, a humanities advisor must be involved in the planning and implementation of the activities. The humanities advisor for Barrio Fest will be Dr. Nicolas C. Garcia, a Fort Stockton High School graduate class of 2004 who went on to earn his PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Garcia will moderate two discussions during the Barrio Fest weekend. The first discussion will be on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Butz Education Center. The topic will focus on the educational experience of the Hispanic community prior to integration. The second discussion will be held on Saturday from 5-6 p.m. at Joe’s Place. Descendants of some workers who came to Fort Stockton through the Bracero Program in the 1950s will tell their first-hand experiences of this work program that added greatly to Fort Stockton’s economic development.
Capital Highlights: Texas gas prices lowest in nation
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While gas prices nationwide dropped below $4 per gallon average last week, the state boasts the lowest prices in the country at an average of $3.49 — 50 cents below the national average, according to AAA Texas.
