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Dear Neil, Regarding waxleaf ligustrums – I read your column today. I hope you will be more grudging in recommending them. Birds spread the seeds to waterways, and the plants crowd out our native species.

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Photo courtesy of Visit Alpine, Texas .

The folks at Hillside Baptist Church in Alpine, Texas, cordially invite the public to share in their annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on December 24 at 7 p.m. Traditional Christmas carols sung by the congregation, interspersed with scriptures telling of the birth of Christ, will help all to remember the reason for this beautiful season of love, life, and giving. Hillside is located at 205 Church Road on the east end of Alpine. Take a left on Highway 90 [drive onto the dirt road after crossing the cattle guard] just across the street from Holiday Inn Express. For more information, please call 432-386-3071.

The Brewster County Commissioners’ Court held a special meeting on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. to address some last-minute business before the holidays. Brewster County Judge Greg Henington presided, and all commissioners were in attendance, except Pct. 3 Commissioner Ruben Ortega.

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The Big Bend Regional Hospital District (BBRHD) held its regularly scheduled meeting last Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Marfa Public Library.

Last Tuesday, December 9, just prior to the Brewster County Commissioners’ meeting, both the Alpine City Council and the commissioners met to discuss the future of ground EMS (ambulance) service for Alpine and the immediate surrounding area in Brewster County.

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