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The Museum of the Big Bend, located on the campus of Sul Ross State University, has recently announced the dates for the 39th Annual Trappings of Texas exhibit. Trappings of Texas is the longest-running exhibit and sale dedicated to Western art and custom cowboy gear.

On July 26, scouting volunteers Hector Holguin, Susan Billings, and Selena Martin received the District Award of Merit from the Buffalo Trail Council, Scouting America. The awards were presented at the Adult Leadership Appreciation Dinner held in Alpine and honored these volunteer scouters who have rendered service of an outstanding nature in the Big Bend District.

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Besides their stellar track accomplishments while at AHS, Hatfield Cason and Danica Mulholland excelled in academia, while Hannah Juett excelled on the volleyball court and the softball diamond as well as in academia.

AHS volleyball players kicked off their 2025 season with their annual Midnight Madness event last Thursday night. The girls first met with their coaches for instructions and expectations for the upcoming season before family and friends showed up to be a part of their practice.

The Alpine Lady Bucks volleyball team is ready to launch its 2025 season with a full weekend of scrimmages, and the energy around the program is already electric. They’ll be on the road Friday at Andrews High School and again Saturday at Midland Greenwood High School, where they’ll take the court for their first preseason tests.

The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks football program is trading the Midnight Madness tradition for another this year, but the heart of the event remains the same: football, family, and community. Instead of holding Midnight Madness practice to give fans a preseason taste of Fightin’ Bucks football, the varsity and junior varsity squads will take part in a new event dubbed Purple and Gold Night, introduced by new head football coach and Alpine ISD Athletic Director Jerry Dominguez.

The Brewster County Commissioners Court held a special budget workshop Tuesday morning to continue work on the county’s 2026 fiscal year budget. All commissioners were present, with Brewster County Judge Greg Henington presiding.