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Body Dear Neil: I was on a nature hike in North Texas a week ago and came across this pretty, but really oddlooking little tree. What is it, and would it ever work in a home landscape? It has several names.

Body Now that the days have cooled off its soup season. And unlike George Costanza from Seinfeld, I don’t have to shift into soup mode.

Body The Alpine Emergency Services Board held its regular meeting on Thursday, October 26 at 5:30 p.m. in the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department meeting room.

Body Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series. The Texas Transportation Commission, in a historic approval of funding, has allocated $345 million towards pedestrian and bicycle projects across the state for Texas communities.

Body Sul Ross State University has adopted a new tagline to go with its recent enrollment campaign. A pithy “Far from Ordinary” will be printed on what the college releases in hopes of continuing the increase in enrollment.

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Body The Lady Bucks volleyball team played two district games last week, an away game against Kermit on Tuesday and a home game against Crane on Saturday. Then they faced Presidio in the away game that decided their fate as district champions.

Body Upon his graduation from West Point, Second Lieutenant Powhatan Clarke’s first assignment was Fort Davis with the Tenth Cavalry. There he met Forrestine Cooper, and a tale of unrequited love ensued.

Body In the early voting article printed in the October 19 edition, the address for Pcts. 2 and 8 on election day is 203 N.

Body A bagpiper cheered on runners at this past Saturday’s M2M race as they left the highway and entered the last leg through town to the finish line. Courtesy photo .