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Send your community events to kara. gerbert@alpineavalanche.com January 15 Eyes on the Sky @ Davis Mountain State Park, 7 p.m.

The Museum of the Big Bend, located on the campus of Sul Ross State University, has once again been nominated for the third year in a row for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards. The museum placed first in 2024 and seventh in 2025.

Sul Ross State University is proud to announce that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has approved a new Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program, set to launch in Fall 2026.

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The newly launched Meadows Research Institute for West Texas Water at Sul Ross State University has announced the speaker lineup for the 2026 Water in the Desert Conference, set for February 11–13 in Alpine.

Former City Councilman and current State Democratic Executive Committee member Reagan Stone has organized a Democratic Forum for this upcoming Saturday for Congressional District 23. The forum will occur in person at Sul Ross State University and also via Zoom on Saturday, January 17, at 2 p.m.

In the last action item of the evening, the Alpine City Council unanimously approved the employment agreement with Henry Arredondo for the position of City Manager on Tuesday evening at its first regular meeting of 2026.

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If you plan to vote in the March 3 Primary Election, the time to start planning is now. In order to be eligible to vote, registration must be completed by February 2.

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