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Pecos County Public Sentencings - April 2022

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  • Patricia Joann Brannan, DOB 04/17/1969, offense date 03/15/2015 (CR-21434, driving while license invalid) defendant has entered into a six-month pretrial intervention program with a $500 fee.
  • Kiara Renee Bustamante, DOB 03/06/1994, offense date 10/30/2021 (unfiled, unlawful restraint) sentencing decline – insufficient evidence.
  • Justin Wayne Fannett, DOB 07/11/1979, offense date 10/05/2013 (CR-20194, criminal mischief) defendant plead guilty to 104 days time served in county jail.
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Search for new Fort Stockton ISD AD, football coach underway

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The search for a new athletic director and head football coach at Fort Stockton ISD officially began a week ago after former head coach and AD Mike Peters was named the Saginaw ISD head football coach and Campus Athletic Coordinator.

Fort Stockton ISD Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Zamora confirmed that search began early last week after receiving the news from Peters that he accepted a job offer from another district.

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Local sorority recognizes scholarship winners

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Xi Zeta Lambda honored their annual 2022 scholarship winners and their mothers on Sunday, May 2, in the home of member Darrla with all members present.

Bella Diaz and Gabriella Galindo were named the winners of the scholarships.

Pictured from left to right top row: Scholarship Committee Members Debra Ezell, Vivian Hickman (committee chairman) & Delores Luera. Second Row: Bella Diaz and Gabriella Galindo

Young, Edwards elected to PCWCID No. 1 Board of Directors

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The Pecos County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 canvassed votes from the May 7 election and swore in two new Board of Directors on May 10.

Garry Edwards and Tyler Young are the new board members and will serve four-year terms after receiving the most votes out of the five candidates running for the two seats.

Edwards received 23 votes and Young received 22 votes.

Left to right: Tyler Young, Dudley McKissack, Board President, Garry Edwards.

Inmate Arrests Report – Pecos County Jail (May 3-12)

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May 3

Joe Angel Garcia, of Odessa at 8:10 a.m., officers from the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Garcia on a warrant for aggravated robbery

May 4

Adriana Alonso Gonzales, of Fort Stockton at 9:13 a.m., officers from the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Gonzales on a warrant for assault causes bodily injury family violence.

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Election turnout reaches 8-year high

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Voter turnout at the polls for the May 7 Constitutional Amendment and local election reached an 8-year high in the county by a significant margin after votes were tallied on election day. A total 1,473 voters voted during this election – a number that is 531 higher than last year’s seven-year record.
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Severe thunderstorms triple yearly rainfall in city

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The National Weather Service in Midland estimated that Fort Stockton received between 1-3 inches of rain on May 10 during a serve thunderstorm that lasted approximately an hour. The rainfall filled the Comanche Springs Canal/Creek in Rooney Park, which had been dry for two months.
The Old Alamo Elementary School and current recreation center in Fort Stockton had the roof blown off one of its facilities on May 10 by winds that reached up to 65 miles per hour according to the National Weather Service. Photo by Nathan Heuer
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