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Recently the City of Alpine and City Attorney Rod Ponton issued a press release in regard to the conflict concerning the replat application and proposed use of property, located at 1911 North State Highway 118. Earlier this summer, Horse Apple 118, LLC, who was the listed property owner of the location at the time, requested from the City of Alpine the annexation of their property as commercial. This request was submitted for the appropriate designation in order to construct a commercial building and hold operations as such. The City of Alpine in June and July granted the request under the Government Code Chapter 43, Sub Chapter C-3, and proceeded with the required service agreement with Horse Apple 118, LLC. An annexation ordinance was drafted, and all required notices of the proposed annexation as a commercial property were posted. This included holding a public hearing and publishing the notice in the newspaper and on the city website.

The Big Bend livestock show is held in Alpine every year in the month of January. It is a big production and a big responsibility, and there is no way it could be successful without the many volunteers that make it happen. “I would imagine there are at least 100 to 150 folks that volunteer their time, to set everything up from start to finish for our livestock show,” stated Doug Fox, with the Alpine FFA. “Preparation for our show is an ongoing, year-long process and we couldn’t do what we do for these kids without the help of all our volunteers, including Calan Ahrens and Stephen Wood, who make sure that people are served the best concession food in West Texas,” added Fox.

This past year has seen drought conditions affect wildlife, and deer are one of many that have suffered because of it. The earlier months of 2022 saw little to no precipitation and high winds. The month of June saw some precipitation, but this miniscule amount was overshadowed by hot days. It wasn’t until August of this year that the tri-county area saw any significant precipitation to combat some of the drought conditions that affected the area deer population.

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The City of Alpine is hosting this year’s annual Christmas Parade on Dec. 16, with lineup at 5 p.m. at the Alpine Civic Center. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. and continue to the Alpine Visitors Center on third street where the grand finale will be held with a concert by the Alpine Community Band. The City of Alpine encourages all businesses, organizations, families, and anyone who wants to be in the parade to join them.

Two current and one former Sul Ross cowboy arrived at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas to show them that Sul Ross produces top notch rodeo cowboys. The three Sul Ross cowboys earned a combined total of $532,000 at this year’s National Finals Rodeo and all three finished in the top four in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Standings in their events.

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WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Ruby. Don’t let her looks fool you, she may look tough, but she is the gentlest and quietest girl we have available for adoption here at the Shelter. Pitties may get a bad rap, but Ruby is here to tell you it’s all nonsense!. She needs a comfy couch and a good old-fashioned snuggle session ASAP.

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