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Trailing lantanas not very winter-hardy

Body Dear Neil: How long do I have to wait to know if my lavender lantanas are going to come back after the winter? Trailing lavender lantanas are perhaps the least winterhardy types that we grow. It doesn’t take a very harsh Texas winter to kill out their crowns.
Trailing lantanas not very winter-hardy

PET OF THE WEEK

Body WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Luna. Luna enjoys love and attention along with walks, exercise, and playtime. She is a little sassy, but it’s part of her charm. She would like a good playmate to run and wrestle with. She is loving and outgoing.
PET OF THE WEEK

Far West Texas landowner seminar to take place in April

Body A seminar for West Texas landowners will be conducted on Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the conference room at Big Bend Telephone. This seminar is being offered by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and lunch will be provided by Capital Farm Credit.

Locals arrested for possession of fentanyl, meth

Body Alpine locals Willie Ben Lara, III, Michael Espinosa, and Emily Medley of Fort Davis were recently arrested and taken into custody in Hudspeth County with approximately 8,500 potentially lethal doses of fentanyl along with methamphetamine that was destined for Alpine according to...
Willie Ben Lara III

Students win big at Big Bend History Fair

Body Each year, Sul Ross State University hosts the Big Bend Regional History Fair on its campus. Area students from Fort Davis, Marathon, Marfa, Valentine, and Alpine compete in both the junior and senior-level events.
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