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Dear Neil, My wife and I are having discussions about whether I should remove a native cedar tree from our landscape. She tests positive for allergies to cedar pollen, and this time of year, her miseries begin for a couple of months. She wants me to remove the tree, but we both think it’s very pretty if it weren’t for the pollen. Even its blueberries are attractive, and I notice the birds love them. My contention is that there are dozens of other cedars nearby and that even if I take our one tree out, she will still be hit with the pollen from other trees around us. Do you have any advice?

Flames completely engulf Judy’s Bread and Breakfast and Eva’s Salon as well as a portion of Vintage Antiques and Snazzy Things in this photo from Sunday’s devastating fire. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Pittinger .

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The Alpine City Council held its first regularly scheduled meeting of the new year, during which council member Judy Stokes of Ward 1 announced that she would be stepping down from the council. “After much deliberation, I have decided to step down, by May 2024, as Ward 1 Councilor for the City of Alpine due to personal and health reasons.

Marathon ISD student speaks at Smithsonian Marathon’s Keller Barlow set about the task of competing in the Regional History Fair at Sul Ross with boundless enthusiasm, never realizing where it all would end. According to Marathon ISD superintendent Dr.

What was once the cornerstone of the downtown Alpine business district now sits in charred ruins. The majority of the 100 block of West Holland Avenue, lost to the devastating fire on May 26 sits in question to its future.

In the last few weeks, Alpine has seen three drug overdoses resulting in two deaths. The first overdose occurred at the Uncle’s truck stop and the other two occurred at a local residence.

Lisette McGuire, formerly of Marathon was found guilty of the murder of local Alpine resident Aquiles Gonzales in June of 2023 in the 394th District Court and received an initial sentence of 39 years. In an article published in the Avalanche back in February of this year, a new punishment trial was set to begin on May 6.

Museum of the Big Bend named Best Small-Town Museum USA Today hosts an annual 10Best Awards and thanks to many voters, the Museum of the Big Bend secured the top spot in the Best Small-Town Museum category. The 10 Best Awards are highly coveted and recognize excellence in their many categories across the United States.

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