The Fort Stockton Community Theatre is hosting a “Be Cool in the new Nelson Street Theatre and Stay Cool in Summer” theatre workshops during the month of June. Two two-week workshops … more

The School Board for the Fort Stockton ISD will meet at 7 p.m in a video conference for its regular meeting.  Among the agenda items is a $388,765 lighting project for the tennis courts at … more

Drive-thru testing of Texas Department of Criminal Justice employees and family memebers held last week at Pecos County Memorial Hospital found two more people with COVID-19, bring the county's total confirmed cases to 23.  more

A  35-tear-old male employee at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Lynaugh Unit in Fort Sotckton tested postive for COVID-19 duirng testing May 9 at Pecos County Memorial … more

Pecos County received some good news on the COVID-19 front, with three more Pecos County cases now listed as "recovered" by the state and out of quarantine.  In addition, two cases from El Paso County that tested positive in Pecos County, also have cleared quarantine.  Pecos County has 20 confirmed cases. Nine of those are now recovered. To date, 353 people have been tested in Pecos County, with 225 negative, 102 pending, 20 confirmed, six confirmed and assigned to another county, 11 active case, and nine recovered. more

Barring any unforeseen stepbacks, the Fort Stockton High School Class of 2020 will walk the stage for graduation as scheduled on Friday, May 22 – albeit on the football field of Panther Stadium … more

Pecos County has its 19th confirmed COVID-19 case after testing of 72 staff members at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and their family members on Saturday, May 9 found four confirmed cases. … more

Following a 90-minute closed session, the Iraan Iraan-Sheffield ISD School Board took no action on the employment contract of athletic director and head football coach Matthew Luddeke at its … more

The Fort Stockton City Council is expected to act upon a proposal by the Fort Stockton. EDC to assist local businesses at it Tuesday, May 12 meeting. At its May 5 meeting, the council had its first reading of the plan by the EDC to “Promote or develop or expand their business enterprise back to the level prior to the economic retraction caused by the COVID-19 National Disaster.” more

The Fort Stockton Pioneer, FNB of Fort Stockton, and Brave National Bank of Iraan have partnered to give Pecos County a great way to honor the Class of 2020 – and it's FREE! Class of 2020 … more

The Pecos County Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, May 11. On the agenda is consideration of the status of the county's five public swimming pools amid the Coronavirus pandemic.  more

The School Board of the Fort Stockton Independent School District will possibly decide the 2020 graduation commencement ceremony format at a special meeting set for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11 … more

Less than one month after renewing his contract on an unanamous vote, the Iraan-Sheffield ISD School Board will consider taking action on the employment agreement of head football coach and athletic … more

Pecos County has its 15th confirmed COVID-19 case, a  45-year-old male employee at the N5 Unit. He was tested May 3 at PCMH, and is self-quarantined at home with family. The county has nine active cases, all of which are tied to Texas Department of Criminal Justice N5 Unit in Fort Stockton. The cases are either offenders or employees, or their families. The county has six recovered cases, two of which were tied to the N5 Unit. The other four were tied to the county's first case.  more

    The typical high school graduation isn't going to happen in Texas anytime soon, with all public and private schools closed through the end of the academic year. State officials announced restrictions Tuesday for how school districts can conduct in-person graduation ceremonies for their seniors, limiting them to protect school communities from contracting COVID-19.                                          … more

  Gov. Greg Abbott will allow hair salons in Texas to reopen Friday and gyms on May 18, moving more quickly than expected to further restart the Texas economy during the coronavirus pandemic. The businesses will be required to follow certain rules, however, as the state continues to grapple with the novel coronavirus. For example, hair stylists will only be able to work with one customer at a time, while gyms can only reopen at 25% capacity, and their showers and locker rooms should remain closed for now. more

The Pioneer has launched a local business stimulus program for locally owned and operated businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The program will offer local businesses the opportunity to receive up to $7,500 in matching funds for advertising campaigns run in print, online, and on social media during May, June and July of this year.  Businesses can apply for up to $7,500 or the available $50,000 through the Pioneer at fortstocktonpioneer.com/stimulusgrant.html more

The green-and-white Nutt Ranch sign that had stood watch over I-10 near mile-marker 283 for nearly 45 years was stolen on April 28 or 29, with thieves backing a truck or trailer through a fence … more

Pecos County now has 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 – nine that are still active – after three more positive test results were reported in the past 24 hours. According to Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster, a 53-year-old female was confirmed this morning as Case #14. She was tested at Mallik Medical Clinic on April 28 and has been quarantined at home. She is an employee at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's N5 Unit in Fort Stockton. All nine of the county's active cases are tied to the unit. more

Pecos County now has 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 – eight that are still active – after two more positive test results were reported tonight. According to Pecos County Judge the two new cases are tied to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's N5 Unit in Fort Stockton. All eight of the county's active cases are tied to the unit. more