August 2024

Big Bend Telecom, LTD., an affiliate of Big Bend Telephone Company (BBT), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a purchase agreement with TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS) to acquire TDS internet broadband and voice operations in Alpine and Ft. Stockton Texas.

(from Sandal English, published in the Arizona Daily Star, August 16, 1991) INGREDIENTS 2 ½ cups prickly pear juice ¾ ounce package of powdered pectin 3 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice 3 ½ cups sugar Sterilized jars DIRECTIONS Place prickly pear juice and pectin in a quart pan.

The Josh Abbott Band will perform on Saturday, November 2, at the Pete P. Gallego Center in Alpine as part of a fundraiser for the Sul Ross State University baseball and softball teams.

Most of us living in the Last Frontier are familiar with the prickly pear cacti. It grows abundantly throughout this area of southwest Texas and northern Mexico. It also can spread like wildfire.

The Alpine Junior Bucks youth sports organization is once again expanding fall opportunities for area youth by adding a cheer team option, in addition to youth flag football and youth volleyball.

This upcoming season will feature a lot of new faces on the pitch for the Sul Ross State men’s soccer program. Second-year head coach Bailey Guffin and staff bolstered the roster by adding 27 new players.

Strong performances from Alpine Middle School and improved times from Alpine High School were the take-away from the Tall City Invitational cross-country meet held in Midland this past weekend.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, How can I eliminate Mexican petunias? They are so invasive. A broadleaf weedkiller (containing 2,4-D) will kill a certain portion of them, but at some point, you may decide to rototill deeply and rake out as much of the root system as possible.

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