April 2025

“My old friend, I apologize For the years that have passed Since the last time you and I Dusted off those memories.” — Song lyrics performed by Tim McGraw. We never forget friends.

The Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas is continuing its plant sale for an additional week, as we have a number of fantastic plants still available. It will be held on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at Forever West Texas, 308 West Avenue E in Alpine.

The Alpine High School tennis teams took the courts by storm last week as they competed at the District tournament against Kermit and Tornillo.

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In the April 24 edition, the sports column“Lady Bucks place 13th in Abilene, boys 12th”, golfer Ace Granado was mistakenly left out of the column. Ace tied for 53rd at the Regional golf tournament held in Abilene, not Levi Garcia as the column listed.

The Alpine Lady Bucks’ dominant softball season came to a close over the weekend, as they were edged out of the playoffs by Lamesa in a two-game bi-district series.

TEA releases 2023 A-F accountability ratings After a prolonged delay because of a lawsuit filed by about 100 school districts, the Texas Education Agency has released the 2023 A-F accountability ratings, indicating the share of campuses that received a passing ranking dropped by 14% from 2022.

As we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week next week, there has never been a more critical time to support Texas’ public school teachers.

Last month was sexual assault awareness month, and with that, U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (RIowa) codified key parts of President Trump’s zero-tolerance border crackdown.