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Alpine Avalanche Mr. Ben Shepperd will be the key speaker for the Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting tomorrow.

Dear Neil: Are concrete pavers over a tree’s root systems less harmful than pouring concrete would be? Yes, probably. Air and water can move in and out of the soil through the cracks between the pavers, so the tree’s roots will be able to develop normally.

Feb. 10 Valentine’s Day PJ Story Time, 6 p.m.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Winnie. Winnie is a petite, fluffy, shepherd mix, full of love and fun.

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Big Bend National Park (BBNP) has announced two closures that will affect visitation to certain areas of the park this month. Beginning last Thursday, park officials announced the annual closing of select areas in the Chisos mountains to help protect nesting Peregrine falcons.

Former Terlingua resident Harold Lee McMullen, 74, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for the possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in an Alpine federal court. According to the United States Attorney’s Offi ce for the Western District of Texas, McMullen, who was arrested on August 15, 2023, and pleaded guilty on September 14, 2023, possessed more than 400 images depicting the sexual abuse of children.