April 2025

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Body In its fourth year, the Spirits of the West Fest will take the stage on the Brewster County Courthouse lawn from April 25 to 26.

Body Porky came into the shelter in late January this year, a week after his companion Sweetie. They were both an urgent rescue as they had porcupine quills embedded in their faces that were beginning to become infected.

Body Alpine held its annual Fightin’ Buck Relays this past Saturday at Buck Stadium, and many Runnin’ Bucks earned hardware in both the JV and varsity contests. In the boys’ 100m dash, Thaddeus Prieto earned a second-place finish for the JV boys with a time of 12.25 seconds.

Body The Alpine Middle School tennis team traveled to Fabens this past weekend to compete in the Fabens Tennis Invitational. Both the boy’s and girl’s teams did well.

Body The Alpine High School JV tennis team participated in the Jean Everett Memorial Tennis Invitational hosted by Fort Davis High School on the Sul Ross campus on Friday. In the girl’s singles division, Kelston Behan placed second, while Madalyn Carter earned consolation.

Body The Alpine Lady Bucks are in full swing, racking up dominant district wins and showing no signs of slowing down. Over the past two games, they have outscored their opponents 28-1, keeping their bats hot, their defense sharp, and their pitching nearly untouchable.

Body “Sometimes I think we are alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we’re not. In either case, the idea is quite staggering.” — Arthur C. Clarke, (1917 – 2008) English science fiction writer

Body The Big Bend Rural Initiative for Success in Education (BB-RISE) is a groundbreaking partnership between Alpine ISD, Marfa ISD, and Marathon ISD, designed to expand Career and Technical Education (CTE) opportunities for students in the Big Bend region of Texas.

Body Senate bill would curb home insurance rates without approval Lawmakers in the Texas Senate are considering a measure that would require home insurers to get approval from regulators before increasing rates more than 10%, the Houston Chronicle reported.