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The Marfa City Council held its regular meeting on Thursday, July 30, at 6 p.m. in the Casner Room at Marfa City Hall. All council members were present except…
The Smoke in the Mountains BBQ and Ribeye Shootout, in its fourth year of re-establishment, raised $75,000 this past June to support first responders in Jeff…
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Sports
VARSITY FOOTBALL Aug 14 Scrimmage TBD Aug 21 Scrimmage TBD Aug 28 Fort Hancock vs Fort Davis 7:30 p.m.Sept 4 Buena Vista vs Fort Davis 7:30 p.m.Sept 11 Fort…
VARSITY FOOTBALL Aug 28 McCamey vs Alpine 7 p.m.Sept 4 Alpine @ Fabens 7 p.m.Sept 11 Clint vs Alpine 7 p.m.Sept 18 Alpine @ Kermit 7 p.m.Sept 25 OPEN Oct 2 Van…
FOOTBALL Aug 29 Wayland Baptist vs Sul Ross 7 p.m.Sept 5 Adams State vs Sul Ross 7 p.m.Sept 19 UTPB vs Sul Ross 7 p.m.Sept 26 Sul Ross @ Central Washington 6 p…
VARSITY FOOTBALL Aug 21 Scrimmages @ Van Horn TBD Aug 28 Marfa vs El Paso DaVinci @ Fort Hancock 7:30 p.m.Sept 3 Marfa @ Fort Hancock 7:30 p.m.Sept 11 Marfa @…
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
Johnny Joe Marquez, 55, of Alpine, passed away suddenly on July 16, 2026, in Odessa, surrounded by his family and friends. Born in El Paso on August 19, 1970,…
Dwight Houston Yarbrough, beloved husband, father, veteran, counselor, educator, and longtime Midland resident, passed away after a life defined by service,…
Arlene Dutchover Guerrero, 54, of Fort Davis, passed away peacefully at the Big Bend Regional Medical Center on July 27, 2026, surrounded by her beloved family…
Connie White, 85, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2026, in Idaho. She was born on June 9, 1941, and lived a life marked by faith, love, creativity, and…
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