October 2023

Ten sixth graders who had little to no experience in the game of volleyball came together this year and completely swept away expectations. These local students from Alpine ISD lost the first game that they played at the beginning of the season, but according to the parent of one of the young players, Maribel Ramirez, “They lost that first game, and it was like they had a fire lit under them.” They seemed to simply refuse to lose another game.

The Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 24. During the announcement portion of the meeting, Pct. 4 Commissioner and representative for the county appraisal district, Mo Morrow, shared that a new chief appraiser has been hired for the county. The appraiser, Raymond Herrera, now lives in Fort Davis and will be beginning his duties as soon as November 6.

The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held their regular meeting on Wednesday, October 11 at the Alpine ISD Administration Building. Trustee Haley Babb, Single Member District 5, and Trustee Joe Portillo, Single Member District 2 were absent.

A Marathon to-Marathon runner crosses the finish line on Saturday morning with the support of his son who crosses alongside him for the last few feet. Photo by Kara Gerbert .

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Most of us here in the last frontier have needed a trip to travel up the road a piece into panther country. By that I mean Fort Stockton, for those of you who may be unaware of their school mascot.

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