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Dear Neil, I received a potted chrysanthemum last year around this time. I cut it back to four or five inches after it finished blooming and divided it into a couple of clumps. I set them into the garden and watered them. They survived the winter and are now fully developed and, I assume, ready to set buds. My problem is that they are overgrown and topheavy. What do I do?

The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, August 20, to review district progress and approve key goals for the coming school year. All board members were present, with Board President Eddie Natera presiding over the meeting.

In October 2024, Sul Ross State University and Lamar University in Beaumont began collaborating on a $3.5 million grant from the Department of Energy to establish and operate innovative research and education programs for the midstream oil and gas industry’s cybersecurity.

Send your community events to kara. gerbert@alpineavalanche.com 8 a.m.

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas’s population surpassed 31 million –a 7.3% growth since 2020. This creates significant health care challenges for Texans, particularly rural populations that tend to be elderly, with nearly 20% of residents older than 65.

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In its regularly held meeting on Tuesday night, the Alpine City Council spent the majority of the meeting on multiple items involving the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD). Presided over by Alpine Mayor Catherine Eaves, the council moved quickly through the two public hearings, consisting of a rezone application and a resolution on the Capital Improvement Plan, followed by a proclamation presented to Abel Hinojos for National Aviation Day and approval of the consent agenda (regular meeting minutes from the August 5 meeting, City Secretary Report, and the invoice for July for the Bojorquez Law Firm).