May 2025

With the legislative session ending on Monday, June 2, lawmakers are scrambling to pass or kill bills, the Austin American- Statesman reported. Among the bills passed or likely to soon pass: • All handgun licenses issued in other states will be honored in Texas if, as expected, Gov.

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), Texas Western District, held its spring convention on March 29 in the AEP meeting room of the Alpine Public Library. Attendees from the 20th Century Study Club of Midland, the Tau Lambda Study Club of Monahans, the Culture Club of Sanderson, and the Woman’s Club ofAlpine were in attendance.

Hulen Carroll “Harv” Harvey, Jr. passed away November 21, 2024, at his home in Belton after a seven-year struggle with COPD.

The Texas Historical Commission’s Heritage Tourism Program announced that the Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University has been selected to host the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit in Summer 2026. Selections are made through a rigorous application process. MOBB partnered with the City of Alpine and Texas Mountain Trail to outline project goals, developments, recent exhibits and innovations, historical connections, and how the exhibit will be promoted in the region.

Every community is creative in its own way. Those creative impulses leave their traces behind, shaping the environment in many ways.

“If it’s a penny for your thoughts and you give your two cents worth, where did the other penny go?” — Comedian George Carlin “Are they really going to stop making pennies,” was the topic of discussion with friends last week.

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Hey, Alpine, are you ready for some football?! You don’t have to wait until fall … or the end of the summer. Tomorrow, Alpine’s 7-on-7 squad heads to Wink for a high-stakes day of fast-paced football in the Dave Campbell’s Texas 7-on-7 State Qualifying Tournament. And according to longtime program leader Felipe Fierro, the Bucks are ready to show what they’re made of.

While most people were sleeping in on Saturday, nearly 70 fit and formidable runners showed up at Kokernot Field for the 10th annual Alpine Cowboys Home Run 5K and 10K to kick off the 2025 Pecos League baseball season.

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