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Big Bend National Park will cut down and apply herbicide to invasive tamarisk along the Rio Grande, including the Hot Springs area, from February 12-28.

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Many voters may have received postcard applications to submit for an absentee ballot for the Republican Primary by mail recently. The postcard applications ask for your sensitive personal information, such as birthdate, social security number, and driver’s license number.

In an unusually short meeting, the Alpine City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, February 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers with all council members in attendance. The council heard no public comment nor any comments on the two items listed on the agenda for public hearing.

The Sul Ross Rodeo Team was back at it earlier this week as they competed in Fort Worth for the first rodeo of the spring season.

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Editor’s Note: All responses are the sole opinions and positions of the candidates themselves and these were the only candidates that responded to the questions sent to them by the Avalanche.

“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American writer, poet, philosopher, and lecturer While putting these words together on Saturday, I was keeping an eye on the weather. Admiring nature’s icy artwork.

The Brewster County Commissioners met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, January 27, at 9:30 a.m. in the commissioner’s courtroom.

The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held its annual school board trustees appreciation dinner last Wednesday, January 21, at 5 p.m. in the Alpine High School cafeteria before tackling district business in the band hall. Ag teacher Doug Fox and students prepared and presented the meal.