The Fort Stockton CVB hosted the Main Street Dance for the third time on Saturday since the event’s creation in 2018. The two bands that performed were Control and Los Jinetes of Freddy Galindo. Photos by Nathan Heuer
Fort Stockton born boxer Abel Mendoza put on a show in front of a sold out crowd at the Inn of the Gods Resort & Casino on July 31 at the Warriorz on the Rez boxing event. The 25-year-old finished his opponent, Israel Rojas, by ref stoppage in the third round.
Mendoza knocked his opponent down three times before the fight was called due to his opponent inability to defend himself. The super featherweight used an array of shots to the head and body to get the stoppage.
The win moves his record to 30-0 with 23 knockouts.
History was made in West Texas on July 21 as billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos rocketed into space with an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas, his brother, and an 18-year-old from the Netherlands.
The Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket took off from Van Horn before entering space and landing back on earth 10 minutes later.
Pictured are participants from the Friday and Saturday beauty pageants at the 2021 Water Carnival.
The following were the results of each division:
Miss Fort Stockton
First Place: Gabriella Renteria
Runner-Up: Isabella Diaz
2nd Runner-Up: Ysabella Sanchez
Junior Miss Fort Stockton
First Place: Carolina Sauceda
Featured are photos from the 2021 Water Carnival performances on July 15 at the Comanche Springs Pool. The show is named “How Not to Propose in Vegas.”
The Wee Miss and Tiny Tot Beauty Pageants took place at the Comanche Springs Pool to kick-off Water Carnival festivities on July 15. Below is the results and pictured is all of the participants in Thursday's competition.
Tiny Tot Beauty Pageant Results
1st Place: Royalty Rivera
1st Runner-Up: LeighAnn Shuttleworth
2nd Runner-Up: Maria Forst
Wee Miss Beauty Pageant Results
1st Place: Caraline Freeman
1st Runner-Up: Clara Forst
2nd Runner-Up: Adelynn Rivera
The Fort Stockton Firework Show took place on July 4 at Rooney Park.
Fort Stockton tennis coach Victor Garcia hosted a tennis camp at the FSHS tennis courts on June 21 for fourth through eighth grade students. The camp started on Monday and will finish on Thursday, June 24.
