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Now that back to school is back in session for area kids, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in hands-on projects, all while learning valuable life skills and taking active leadership roles that will follow them throughout their lives. And it’s all thanks to the Brewster County Twin Peaks 4-H Club.

Trappings of Texas is back after coronavirus concerns precluded the event in 2020. The annual celebration of contemporary Western art and custom cowboy gear returns this year from Thursday, Sept.

The Alpine High School Fightin’ Buck Band marched in support of the team in its Sept. 3 football game against the Fort Stockton Panthers.

At a special meeting of Alpine City Council on Aug. 31, Police Department Captain Darrell Losoya was named police chief, replacing former Chief Robert Martin who resigned.

Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, and through it many become defiled. (Hebrews 12:14-15)

My second year at the helms is extra special. First of all, We have a team that is hungrier than last year. They have seen and played in the postseason, something that left a bad taste in their mouths. Losing in the Bi-District match against Littlefield left an empty feeling in everyone’s stomach.

It’s been many years since my last letter of public appeal through the Avalanche. If wearing a mask might help one child stay healthy, isn’t that enough incentive for the school board to put it on an agenda, discuss it, and vote?

A federal jury in Pecos convicted a Dallas man on Aug. 26 for possessing methamphetamine.

Exciting things are happening at Ballroom Marfa, a non-profit contemporary arts museum that boasts not only a wide variety of arts exhibitions, but also features screenings, public artworks, and concerts that cater to artistically or musically inclined arts fans.

It’s a time of new beginnings in Alpine with practicing the faith and growing in relationship with neighbors, and building strong relationships through discussion and reflection. That is the mission Alpine natives Dorinna Tanksley and Elva Torres are set to do at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church as the new co-directors take over the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults program.