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The Sul Ross State University Rodeo Team in conjunction with the Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering is extending an invitation to all high school juniors and seniors and all junior college transfers to compete in a scholarship rodeo to be held February 14 at 6 p.m. This rodeo will take place at the Sul Ross SALE Arena and it will consist of all the 10 standard National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association events.

Late last year, Sul Ross State University announced the creation of a new scholarship called the Presidential Plus Scholarship. This full-ride scholarship is aimed at area high school students from the high schools in the school districts of Alpine and the Big Bend and Permian Basin area.

The Museum of the Big Bend (MoBB), located on the campus of Sul Ross State University has been nominated by USA Today as 2024’s 10 Best Reader’s Choice travel awards in the Best Smalltown Museum category.

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The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, January 17 at 5 p.m. in the band hall at Alpine High School. All members of the board were present to hold the annual public hearing for the Financial Integrity Rating.

On January 17, Collin Bibb and Brian Carrico of Byways Hospitality announced the acquisition of three historic hotels, the Holland Hotel and the Maverick Inn in Alpine, and the Hotel Limpia in Fort Davis. Acquired by Four Yucca LP, which is a new group of Texas investors, they plan to implement restorations in Alpine and Fort Davis.

The Brewster County commissioner’s court met on Tuesday, January 23 for their regularly scheduled meeting. County Judge Greg Henington recognized the Lajitas Golf Resort’s generous donation to Terlingua Fire and Emergency Management Services of $53,000 to purchase a replacement medical oxygen machine.

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