With a challenging district slate looming, Fort Stockton put forth their best shooting game of the season and gained some valuable momentum to close their non-district home schedule on Tuesday against 1A Fort Davis.

Senior Ethan Acosta scored a season-high 13 points and converted two of the Panthers’ seven 3-pointers to lead his team to a 67-41 win.

Robert “Bob” Henderson Robertson gained his heavenly wings at the tender age of 76 on December 31, 2022, at his home in Fort Stockton, Texas. A visitation was held January 3, 2023, at Heritage Funeral Home of the Big Bend, 301 N Main Fort Stockton, Texas from 1-7 p.m. Cremation will follow per his wishes.

The newly built Taco Bell in Fort Stockton held a ribbon cutting today with the chamber of commerce. Taco Bell will open at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 29

Initial business hours will be from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. General Manager Juan Rios said that they plan to potentially expand business hours in the future.

Taco Bell will add digital menu boards by the end of January due to supply chain issues.

The neighboring KFC is estimated to be open by Jan. 9 according to management.

An arctic storm that swept through the state bringing low temperatures and high winds also affected roughly two-thirds of the country’s population, according to the National Weather Service, bringing the coldest Christmas in decades to parts of the country.

The Dallas Morning News reported around 190 million people across the United States were under some type of winter weather advisory starting last Thursday.