November 2024

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WEEK Meet Binx! Binx is a sibling to last week’s Pet of the Week Draco and was also surrendered as part of a neglect case with seven siblings. He is fantastic with other dogs and does great with play groups.

The Alpine Volunteer Fire Department held its first Auto Tech I class for the area this past weekend.

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Due to the holidays, we will have various closures for the following months. Our office and the courthouse will be closed November 2828 for the Thanksgiving holiday. On December 10-11, the clerk’s office will be closed to attend a Vitals Conference.

Stock show time is right around the corner, and swine validation will be held on November 28-29, at the Ag Barn from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This validation is for swine ONLY and will be valid for all shows.

Marfa Live Arts is back with a new program based on the border region’s history and folklore, ¡Ándale a Marfa!: Revolution and Songs From Across the Border. The event, which is free and open to the public, kicks off at 7 p.m.

The City of Alpine is pleased to announce a new permanent gallery in the Alpine Visitor Center, dedicated to displaying all of the city’s #AlpineTXPhoto Contest’s first-place winners. The Visitor Center will host an opening reception for the gallery at 5:30 p.m.

Nellie Allen Rice celebrated her heavenly reward on November 10, when she passed away peacefully from this life. Nellie was born to Clyde and Mertie Bell Allen on July 9, 1927, in Comanche.

“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t… pays it.” — Albert Einstein It’s your shining moment on the big television game show.