News
As the battle continues to halt the border wall in Big Bend, an El Paso U.S. District Judge has filed a preliminary injunction to halt all construction and a…
Dear Neil, we have an older house that has trailing vinca groundcover. Each year its leaves look like they’ve been torched toward the end of the summer. What…
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Sports
For years, the road to a district volleyball championship has gone through Alpine. On Tuesday night, Presidio took a major step toward changing that.The Lady…
The Alpine Lady Bucks continued their cross-country season at the Lubbock ISD Invitational, taking sixth in the 3A Girls 2-Mile Run with 230 points while…
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
Deborah Ann Stumberg Lerner died peacefully on September 24, 2026, surrounded at home by her family, after a short battle with brain cancer.Deborah was born on…
Margarita “Margie” Urquidez, a longtime resident of Alpine, passed away on October 5, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on September 18, 1942, in Shafter, she moved…
Alfonso Ramos, 89, of Alpine, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026.Alfonso was born on September 30, 1937, in Alpine, to Solomon and Josefina Ramos…
Nelson Lenord Lethco, Jr., “Lenord”, aged 75, passed away on September 10, 2026. Lenord was born on April 23, 1951, in Pecos, to Nelson and Ellen Lethco. He…
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