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The Alpine City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Mar. 7 at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers. Of importance were action items including the approval of ordinances, resolutions, and a letter of support for the AFROFABFEST festival.

Recently, Alpine ISD Superintendent Dr. Michelle Rinehart traveled to Austin to speak with legislators about the many successes as well as challenges and needs affecting the district. Rinehart’s goal is to help legislators understand what our rural public schools face in terms of funding or lack thereof.

BASEBALL Mar. 2-4: Sonora Tournament TBA Mar.

The Alpine Fightin’ Buck varsity baseball team started their 2023 season behind the curve. With a loss to Pecos in their first game last Monday of 2-10, the Bucks entered the Comanche Classic to face off against the Regan County Owls last Thursday.

The Alpine Lady Bucks have had hot bats of late. Heading into Tuesday’s home match with Midland TLCA, the Lady Bucks had outscored Van Horn and Wink, 33-1, smashing 25 hits along the way, including homeruns by Kody Hawkins at Van Horn and Paula Vargas in Friday’s home-opener against Wink.

The Alpine Runnin’ Bucks took to the track this past weekend in Fort Stockton for the annual Comanche Relays. In attendance were fifteen plus schools that included Greenwood, Ozona and Kermit to name a few.

On Sunday afternoon, the Fort Davis Volunteer Fire Department was called out to a grass fire on Hwy 118 north near the old Solar Park. At around 4 p.m. it was estimated to have burned about 70 acres and was moving swiftly towards the north-east. At the time, the subdivision of Limpia Crossing was not threatened, but FDVFD officials said it was a possibility if the winds shifted.