News
Pecos County Commissioners Court approved the county’s 2027 budget and 2026 tax rate Monday while also taking action on a geotechnical request connected to the…
By Kara Gerbert
In a much-anticipated visit from policymakers in Washington, D.C., Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott met with local leaders last week to…
By News Staff
When Dr. Dan Collins first drove from Midland to Alpine more than two decades ago, he wondered if he’d made a terrible mistake.Growing up in Pennsylvania,…
Sul Ross State University’s Omicron Phi chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national Political Science honor society, has been named a “Best Chapter” for the fifth…
Sports
By News Staff
FORT STOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL PROWLER VOLLEYBALL August 28-29: Fort Stockton vs. Andrews (Tournament) at Andrews, Tx August 27-29: Fort Stockton vs. Fillie…
By News Staff
FORT STOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL PROWLER VOLLEYBALL August 25: Fort Stockton vs. Denver City at Home August 28-29: Fort Stockton vs. Andrews (Tournament) at Andrews,…
Nine teams gathered in Fort Stockton last weekend for the second annual Trooper Kevin Ramirez-Vasquez Memorial Softball Tournament, combining a day of…
Opinion
Just one year shy of its 20th anniversary, the iPhone, and the other electronic devices we use daily, sure have changed modern life — and not all for the…
Amidst mounting public outcry, the federal government last week halted construction of border barriers through state park property in far West Texas, The Texas…
American entrepreneurs are beginning to flourish again. According to Dictionary.com, an entrepreneur is a “person who starts, organizes and operates a business…
Texas public school campuses and districts received their state report cards late last week from the Texas Education Agency, with most showing little change…
Obituaries
In Loving Memory of Vicente F. Duarte January 22, 1947 – August 22, 2026 A beloved husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, and brother. Vicente proudly…
Elsa Ochoa Estrada, born on April 16, 1953, to the late Delfina Urias and Arcadio Ochoa, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a lifetime of faith, family,…
Joan (Joann) Marie Hargreaves Lemons, 92, of Fort Stockton, TX passed peacefully on Friday, August 22, 2026, surrounded by family in Fort Stockton, TX.Joann…
Barbara Elaine Merrill, 90, of San Angelo TX, passed peacefully on Sat, August 15, surrounded by family.Barbara was born in Ada, OK on June 9,1936, to Oziah…
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