May 2026

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The Alpine Cowboys are set to open a new Pecos League season this week as the club returns to Kokernot Field looking to build off a winning 2025 campaign. Alpine finished last season with a 28-24 overall record and remained in the playoff race deep into the summer before ultimately seeing its postseason run come to an end.

May 28 Tucson vs Alpine 6:30 p.m. May 29-31 Alpine @ Roswell 6:30 p.m.

Beverly Irene Whistler Thomas passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 21, 2026, surrounded by love and family. Beverly was born on November 12, 1939, in Del Rio to Clyde and Eve Whistler. She spent most of her life in Pecos raising a combined family of 9 kids with her husband, James Thomas (Coach Thomas), who passed less than a year ago. She is now reunited with those who preceded her in death, including her husband, her brother Jack Whistler, her sons Kenneth Gooding and James H Thomas III, her grandsons Jaxon Weidner and Duece Weidner, and granddaughter Eileen Gooding Orum.

Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Samuel Fierro, 71, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. He was welcomed into the world by Manuel and Delia Fierro in Alpine, on January 7, 1955. Samuel was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps. His journey in life led him to meet Annabelle Sotelo, whom he married and was blessed with over 45 years of marriage. Together, they became the proud parents of Omar Samuel Fierro (Paige Ellsworth) and Naomi Ann Sanchez (Rene).

The heart and soul of the Blocker family has passed away, peacefully and surrounded by children and grandchildren. Dolphia Lee Parker was born to Verner and Gladys Parker in Shattuck, Oklahoma, just over the Texas line.

The Centennial School Reunion Committee 2025 would like to express its most sincere thanks to the Alpine Independent School District, Superintendent Rinehart, and all the Centennial School exes who donated to scholarships in honor of our school. Also, the committee is grateful to Alpine High School counselor Amy White for all her advice, time, and help. You were a big help to us. Thank you very much.

Thank you to Commander Andy Ramos for your interest and assistance. The Martinez-Portillo family is so grateful to you and the American Legion for all you did for Mr. Juarez. When I referred Mrs. Portillo to you, I knew I was referring her to the right person, and you didn’t let me down. Mil gracias. With gratitude, Elidia Polanco

Travel Texas has officially recognized Alpine as a Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community! Visit Alpine earned this designation through a yearlong rigorous review of our tourism infrastructure and a culminating interview process. The certification is more than a title. It is an acknowledgment that Alpine takes tourism seriously, that our community is committed to welcoming visitors with open arms, and that local leadership understands the economic and cultural power of being a destination.

“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.” — Mary Catherine Bateson (1939 – 2021) American writer and cultural anthropologist. “When I was 16,” a regular at our weekly ‘coffee committee’ confessed recently.