Talking on the phone or texting while driving can be a dangerous proposition. 

The Fort Stockton City Council addressed the matter by passing an ordinance penalizing drivers who are caught talking on the phone while driving within the city limits. 

Fort Stockton will soon have another shopping option as the Fort Stockton Economic Development Corporation Executive Director announced in January that Dollar General is looking to expand in Fort Stockton.  

“They’re expanding to a new location,” said EDC Director Remie Ramos, adding that the company has not given him a time frame for when the new store will be built. 

The current Dollar General isn’t going anywhere, as it recently renewed its lease on the current building at Dickinson Boulevard and Oklahoma Street. 

Residents in Central and Northeast Texas are still cleaning up after a winter storm last week snapped power lines and tree limbs, causing widespread power outages, canceled flights and damage to homes and vehicles.

At its peak, nearly 400,000 Texas households were without power, according to poweroutage.us. As of Sunday, that number had dropped to 62,456.

Fort Stockton had an opportunity to clinch a playoff birth against Monahans in their second-to-last game of the regular season on Feb. 3 at the Special Events Center.

A frigid offensive performance by the Prowlers in the first half largely prevented the feat from coming to fruition.