April 2025

Body The Alpine City Council convened on Tuesday night in the council chambers. All members were present except for Ward 2 Councilor Eva Martinez.

Body The Alpine Emergency Services Board held its regularly scheduled meeting onApril 7 in the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD) meeting room. Treasurer Stacey Wood was absent, while Mark Rose attended via phone call. AVFD firefighter Larry Rodriguez was also in attendance.

Body It is no secret that black bears are here to stay in the Big Bend.

Body In a near repeat of the Fightin’ Buck Relays, Alpine took the track and field by storm at Thursday’s District meet held at Buck Stadium, with the boys’ and girls’ teams earning the District title.

Body There are a hundred different ways to measure a coach’s impact — but for Alpine Lady Bucks Head Coach Christopher Virdell, win number 100 came with more than just a notch in the stat book.

Body W Thank You On March 7, I received a hip replacement at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso. I was then transferred to the Swing Bed Unit of our Big Bend Regional Medical Center.

Body The past several weeks have brought much-needed moisture to the Big Bend Region of Texas.

Body “Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.” — Lovelle Drachman, author Adventure was not on my mind after another day at the newspaper office almost 40 years ago.

Body Margaret Helen Blackman (nee Travland), beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully on March 11 at the age of 88 years old. Born on April 14, 1936, to Oscar Travland and Melba Harvey Travland, she was the oldest of five children.

Body A recent archeological dig in Big Bend has uncovered an almost completely intact hunting kit, that archeologists believe could indicate human settlement occurred in the region earlier than previously thought.