February 2026

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Body The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks varsity basketball team closed out the regular season in dominant fashion last week, rolling to backto- back wins over Anthony and Kermit to lock in second place in district and punch their ticket to the postseason Bi-District Championship game.

Body Big Bend National Park will cut down and apply herbicide to invasive tamarisk along the Rio Grande, including the Hot Springs area, from February 12-28.

Body Alpine High School clarinet player Jake Vega was selected out of more than 10,000 high school band students in Texas who auditioned to be a part of the Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) All-State Band.

Body Fort Davis will be holding a blood drive on Thursday, March 5 at the Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Vitalant with their team of medical professionals from Odessa will be conducting the services.

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Body Early voting begins Feb. 17 Early voting in the March 3 primary begins Monday, Feb.

Body The City of Alpine and Keep Alpine Beautiful will host a FREE tree giveaway on Saturday, February 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kokernot Municipal Park, at the baseball fields near the city pool.

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Body Everyone is invited to a “Do It Yourself Valentine Making” event this Friday, February 13, at the Jeff Davis County Library. Interested parties may drop by the library at any time from noon until 2 p.m.