May 2026

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Last week, the Avalanche reported that the Sul Ross Rodeo Team added five new team members to its roster. That number became much larger this week when factoring in junior college and other college transfers, as well as new high school signings. Altogether, Sul Ross has added 31 new team members thus far.

Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part editorial to be continued in the next issue. The City of Alpine held an emergency meeting last Friday at 3 p.m.

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Over 500,000 people flock to the Big Bend region annually in anticipation of spotting species like mountain lion and black bear. These apex predators are rarely seen across the rest of Texas, with minimal publicly available land or suitable habitat for either species.

“Studies reveal the mystery of gifted people often having bad handwriting. It’s because their brain is working faster than their hands.” —That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it Put your John Hancock right here,” the nice teller instructed with a practiced smile.

This spring, Alpine High School Fine Arts students achieved honors and recognition for their pursuits in both music and theater in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Band students completed their competitive season with a sweepstakes trophy, acquiring the highest score possible for marching, sightreading, and concert performance. Moreover, the clarinet, percussion, and saxophone sections of the band advanced to the State level in solo and ensemble competitions and will be showing in Austin later this month. Director Chuck Wilson is “incredibly proud” of the work his students have put in, saying, “It was an outstanding season. I mean, you can’t get any better than sweepstakes.”