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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: Is my Texas mountain laurel OK to leave alone, or do its trunks need to be cabled together? It doesn’t move at all when you push…
MARCH 1973- SINGING THEIR WAY TO SUCCESS are the officers of this year’s Fort Stockton Panther Chorale, pictured with the three Division I concert plaques won…
*MANUEL DOMINGO URESTE, III, DOB 9/11/2000, offense date 5/19/2023 (CR-25584, Racing On Highway) ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS in the County Jail, suspended…
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of…

Opinion

Dear Editor: Trump is the most hated, vilified, and crucified ex-president and presidential candidate in the history of our country, with the exception of…
The on-again, off-again state immigration law is once more on hold while the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considers its constitutionality. Senate Bill 4 would…
Although he may have passed through at some point, to the best of my knowledge John Caldwell Tidball never visited Texas. However, he was one of those…
Matthew 6;5-8 5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that…
On August 5, 2010, 550 miles north of Santiago, Chile, a large part of the San Jose gold and copper mine collapsed trapping 33 miners over 2200 feet…
Well, THOSE eagerly anticipated revelations certainly crashed and burned. You may recall last summer a former intelligence officer told Congress that Uncle…
Recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that six of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2022 to 2023 were in Texas.…
20 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir,…

Obituaries

Ricardo A. Gutierrez, 64, of Fort Stockton, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Fort Stockton, surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 12-5 p.m…
Ricardo A. Gutierrez, 64, of Fort Stockton, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Fort Stockton, surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 12-5 p.m…
Gerald D. Lyda Jr. ('D'), passed away peacefully at his home in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the age of 78. Gerald is survived by his…
Pete U. Garcia of Ft. Stockton, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Big Spring, Texas. Visitation & Rosary will be on Wednesday, March 20…
Juan V. Garcia 91, of Fort Stockton, Texas passed away March 12, 2024. Juan Garcia was born Jan. 28, 1933, in La Esmeralda, Coahuila, Mexico to Juan Garcia and…
Andrez Gutierrez, 84, of Fort Stockton passed away on Monday, March 4, 2024, in Fort Stockton surrounded by his family. Visitation will take place on Tuesday…
Robert Paul Preston, age 70 of Fort Stockton, Texas passed away on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. Known as Preston to family and friends, he was born on May 31, 1953.…
Patricia Ann Schneider was born on Sept. 15, 1939, to Don and Dorothy Bailey in Iraan, Texas. She had 85 years, 5 months, and 3 days in her earthly body. She…

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