May 2026

Senior awarded USBP scholarship

2 months ago By News Staff

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Marfa High School graduating senior Dylan Ibarra was the recipient of this year’s Big Bend Sector’s Moral, Welfare, and Recreation scholarship. Courtesy photo

Marathon youth perform The Jungle Book

2 months ago By News Staff

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After just five days of rehearsal, the youth of Marathon performed The Jungle Book with the Missoula Children’s Theatre at the Marathon Elementary auditorium. The Missoula Children’s Theatre’s next production will be Rapunzel. Courtesy photo

The most important day

2 months ago By Dr. Roger Hubbard Hillside Baptist Church

Body We just celebrated Mother’s Day and have Father’s Day coming up in June. It’s a special day because we all have or had a mother. They loved us with an amazing kind of love, probably unmatched by others who also loved us. God also loves us unconditionally.

CNA students culminate accomplishments with pinning

2 months ago By News Staff

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Stadium updates underway

2 months ago By News Staff

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Track and field updates have begun at Buck Stadium, with the removal of the track surface. The track will receive a new surface, while the football field will receive new turf this summer, just in time for Fightin’ Buck football. Courtesy photo

Once a Buck, always a Buck

2 months ago By News Staff

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Seniors A.J. Llanez, Alec Ramos, and Dae Hardwick made their mark on the field, on the court, and in the classroom while at Alpine High School, but even after they walked across the stage at Friday night’s graduation ceremonies, they still considered themselves to be Fightin’ Bucks. Photo by Kara Gerbert

Fightin’ Buck Sports Varsity Football

2 months ago By News Staff

Body Aug 28 McCamey vs Alpine 7 p.m. Sept 4 Alpine @ Fabens 7 p.m. Sept 11 Clint vs Alpine 7 p.m. Sept 18 Alpine @ Kermit 7 p.m. Sept 25 OPEN Oct 2 Van Horn vs Alpine 7 p.m. Oct 9 Alpine @ Coahoma 7 p.m. Oct 16 Alpine @ Crane 7 p.m. Oct 23 Stanton vs Alpine 7 p.m.

Bucks 7-on-7 keeps summer football tradition alive

2 months ago By Kerry Laird Sports Editor

Body Football season may still be months away, but in Alpine, the Fightin’ Bucks do not wait until August to start slinging the ball around.

Last year’s 7-on-7 teamwork towards the qualifying state berths in Wink. Courtesy photo

Tree volcanoes often result from laziness

2 months ago By Gardener’s Mailbag

Body Dear Neil, I just moved into a house that has a tree in the front yard with a high mound of mulch up around its trunk. When I tried to scrape the mulch away, I found large tree roots 2-3 in. in diameter coming out from the trunk, then turning straight down into the soil.