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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the final recovery plan for Guadalupe fescue (Festuca ligulata), a grass listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Young Life Ministries “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Landscape painting is a vibrant and colorful way that artists from the Big Bend and beyond can express their sense of wonder. This is especially prevalent in a place filled with vast landscapes where artists can derive their inspiration and indulge their creativity.

Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 9, and approved the proposed 2022 tax rate, certified property values, and tax rate hearing dates.

Marfa has always boasted a rich history and a vibrant arts community, and a much beloved festival is right around the corner, a place where Marfa residents celebrate a tradition every year during Labor Day weekend.

Commitment. A powerful word. Obligation. A powerful word. Adversity. A powerful word. There is a strong link that binds commitment and obligation together. But that link is all too easily broken when adversity or inconvenience comes calling. People all too often give up when difficulty strikes.

Alpine Ambassadors, along with Alpine Mayor Catherine Eaves, Alpine council members Martin Sandate, Judy Stokes, and Sara Tandy, all joined in a traditional ribbon cutting to welcome the new Visitor Center pavilion with Center Coordinator Heather Yadon at the open house on July 28.

Bullshirtz, the region’s premier shop for custom screen printing, is under new ownership as of Aug. 1. It was a long search to find the perfect fit according to original owner Rick McDowell who was reluctant to let his pride and joy of over a decade go to just anyone.

Local Big Bend honkytonk band The Doodlin’ Hogwallops adds the finishing touch to say adios to Viva Big Bend weekend at the Railroad Blues in Alpine on July 31.

William Bain Ward was inducted into the Texas State Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Honor at the annual meeting in the Arlington Convention Center. Ward graduated from Alpine High School in 1961, and from Sul Ross State College in 1965.