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Pickleball is taking the country by storm and the Fort Stockton Independent School District is getting in on the action. The FSISD Board of Trustees on Aug. 2 voted to add a pickleball court to the Fort Stockton Intermediate School tennis courts in lieu of resurfacing the tennis courts. Pickleball is a combination of table tennis (ping-pong) and regular tennis.

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In an abbreviated special Fort Stockton City Council Meeting Monday evening, the city council discussed a proposed lower property tax rate for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The city is just beginning the budget process as the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. The 2022-23 rate was $0.359 per $100 of valuation and city finance director Maria Rodriguez is proposing a new tax rate of $0.3096 per $100 of taxable value.

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In response to work of a committee of teachers from every Fort Stockton Independent School District campus, and both campus and district- level administrators, the Fort Stockton ISD has been approved by the Texas Education Agency as a designated Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) district. With the approval of FSISD’s application, many of Fort Stockton ISD’s teachers can now take the next step in being recognized on three different levels (Recognized, Exemplary, or Master teacher) and earn opportunities to be rewarded financially.

After a series of budget workshops, the Pecos County Commissioner’s Court and county staff have set a proposed budget for fiscal year 2023-2024. The budget reflects a tax decrease across the board.

The Pecos County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) and Fort Stockton Independent School District (FSISD) are working together to make sure students have the opportunity to receive their required vaccinations before school starts on Monday, Aug. 14.

It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The Iraan-sheffield Collegiate ISD, announced a change to its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2023-2024 school year. Schools qualifying to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) provide breakfast and lunch to all children at no charge and eliminate the collection of meal applications for free, reduced-price, and paid student meals.

Permian Basin Area Foundation is pleased to announce $1,190,753 in scholarship awards for the 2023-2024 academic school year. The Foundation celebrates more than 400 scholars primarily from communities throughout West Texas. These scholarships were made possible by generous donors to the Foundation’s scholarship funds. Since its inception, PBAF has awarded scholarships totaling more than $7.5 million to students pursuing their higher education aspirations. Permian Basin Area Foundation is proud to provide services to these students and honor the donors’ legacies throughout West Texas. Recipients awarded from the Foundation’s scholarship funds for the upcoming academic year are as follows: COYANOSA