October 2026

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Dear Neil, we have an older house that has trailing vinca groundcover. Each year its leaves look like they’ve been torched toward the end of the summer. What causes this, and what can we do to keep it from happening? New growth comes up each fall, and it looks terrific.

Photos by Kara Gerbert .

As the battle continues to halt the border wall in Big Bend, an El Paso U.S. District Judge has filed a preliminary injunction to halt all construction and a “stay” of all waivers at an evidentiary hearing held on Friday, after the September 30 temporary halt to construction came and went.

Sul Ross State picked up a milestone win Saturday night at Jackson Field, defeating Eastern New Mexico 56-43 for the first Lone Star Conference victory of the Lee Hays era. The win moved the Lobos to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play in Hays’ second season leading the program.

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The Alpine City Council met for its regular meeting on Monday, October 5, at 5:30 p.m. instead of its traditional Tuesday evening meeting to attend Alpine’s National Night Out.

“There is nothing more important than a good, safe, secure home.” — Rosalynn Carter, first lady of the United States, wife of President Jimmy Carter. The state-of-the-art home security panel on the wall behind me chimed a warning.

Election season is here, and while ballots can sometimes contain more legal language than most of us encounter in our everyday lives, the choices before Alpine voters are important.

Alfonso Ramos, 89, of Alpine, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026. Alfonso was born on September 30, 1937, in Alpine, to Solomon and Josefina Ramos.