News
Quick – Who’s your favorite apostle? Maybe you don’t walk around with a ready-made answer to that question. I didn’t. Recently, however, that changed. Let me…
These students in Mrs. Donaldson’s freshman biology class recently began extracting DNA from strawberries to learn how these genetic components are the basis…
BirthdayThe “Ice Giant,” as the planet Uranus is referred to, was observed by the Hubble Space Telescope at the same time that the New Horizons spacecraft…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues to find exciting things throughout the universe. Using the telescope, a team of scientists led by the Southwest…
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Sports
The Lady Mustangs brought home some hardware from this past weekend’s Big Bend Mountain Ramble at Kokernot Field. From left is Gracie Dabbs (8th place, middle…
Marathon’s Ethan Fogle cheers on a fellow teammate (not shown) as they tackle the hill on Alpine’s Loop Road during this past Saturday’s cross-country race.
Ty Ritchie powers through the hill at Saturday’s crosscountry race held at Kokernot Park.
Alpine’s Runnin’ Lady Buck, senior Molly Garrett, earned a topfive spot for Alpine during Saturday morning’s Rick Keith Big Bend Mountain Ramble. Garrett…
Columns
“We can only blame ourselves for all the crime and violence today. We removed all the phone booths, and now Superman has no place to change.”— Author unknown…
Federal panel blocks new redistricting mapA federal panel last week blocked implementation of the state’s revised congressional map, The Dallas Morning News…
I was listening to a song the other day, and it said; “Miracles are hard to find.” It bothered me, and it took me a while to realize why. See, I have been…
Dear Neil: How can I eliminate crabgrass in my lawn? I’ve had a small patch of it in the past, but this year it is rampant. Why would there be so much now…
Obituaries
Mathew ‘Matt’ Shane Spencer, 55, died on August 31, 2026, in Odessa, from complications of prolonged illness.He was born on August 3, 1971, in McCamey. Mathew…
Joe Jerry Juarez, lovingly known as “El Tio,” passed away on July 2, 2026. He was born on March 21, 1935, in Alpine.Joe Jerry proudly served his country in the…
Doris Van Cleve-Keen, 79, passed away on August 15, 2026, following a brief illness. Doris was born on September 25, 1946, the eldest daughter of Caswell (C.V.…
John Daniel McCrory was born on January 25, 1938, to Roy L. and Othella Daniel McCrory in Lubbock. The family lived in Amherst, a smalltown northwest of…
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