Former Lobo is living the dream
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It can be a grind playing in the independent professional Pecos League. For Peyten Kennard, a former Sul Ross State catcher, he’s been taking advantage of every opportunity.
August 2024
SRSU Rodeo continues to build a strong team
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The Sul Ross State University Rodeo team continues to make strides, both in rodeo and academically. Under the direction of coach C.J. Aragon, the team has had 37 students graduate in the past two years, with several of them still competing professionally in their respective events and doing well.
State Park Chronicles
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I first came to the Big Bend region in the summer of 2008 on a family vacation. I remember it being deathly hot and I vowed to never return.
One sentence to describe our life
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“I’m going to finish my book of columns this year.” — I said that. Which means I really have to do it now Reviewing columns, you’ve written about people off and on for most of your life brings to mind some that stand out more than others.
Delpha Ann Rodriguez Molinar
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July 1, 1958 – July 26, 2024 “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” John 13:34 It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce that one of God’s most precious daughters and our beloved wife, mother, nana/ gramma, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend has been welcomed into His Heavenly Kingdom.
Robert Garland Sims
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Robert “Bob” Garland Sims, 78, passed away peacefully on July 17 surrounded by family at his home in Harper. He was born to Robert Walker and Pauline Sims on January 7, 1946, in Alpine. He married Patricia Airheart on June 6, 1970, at Dixon, Wyoming, and shared 54 lifefilled years together.
Cancer nonprofit to host Survivor and Scoops celebration
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Midland nonprofit, Permian Basin Gifts of Hope has decided to host a day for all cancer survivors to celebrate their journeys and has partnered with local Alpine business Scoops Coffee & Pastries to host a celebration event for cancer fighters, survivors, and their families.
TxDOT plans construction for State Highway 118
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The Texas Department of Transportation has issued an alert for traffic traveling on SH 118 from the Jeff Davis County line to the north side of Avenue E in downtown Alpine. Construction crews will begin a surfacing and roadway rehabilitation program scheduled to begin on Monday, August 5.
Fire destroys striping truck
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Last Thursday evening around 5:30 p.m., multiple agencies, including the Alpine Police Department, the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office, and the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department, were called to the scene of a vehicle fire on West Highway 90 around the intersection of FM 1703. According to information from the Alpine Police Department, the driver of the highway striping truck had pulled over due to a high heat alarm. When the driver disembarked from the vehicle, he noticed flames near the rear of the truck.
