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Big Bend Telephone (BBT) is celebrating the success of its first official class of apprentices, a milestone in the company’s effort to develop local talent and invest in the future of telecommunications in rural West Texas.

Now in its 10th year, Clear The Shelters / Desocupar Los Albergues is an annual, nationwide pet adoption campaign led by NBCUniversal Local, a division of NBCUniversal Every year, NBCUniversal Local’s NBC and Telemundo owned stations, plus more than a hundred affiliated stations across the nation, partner with animal shelters and rescues in their communities to promote pet adoption and raise needed funds for shelters and rescues.

GOP legislators unveil redistricting map as Dems flee Texas Democrats left the state Sunday in hopes of derailing a mid-decade redistricting plan, The Dallas Morning News reported. State Rep.

It begins in small towns and tight-knit communities, in school gyms turned makeshift clinics, on long drives to the nearest hospital, or in quiet moments when a young person decides they want to make a difference. For many future physicians, that moment was shaped right here in West Texas.

The Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold a program on Saturday, August 16, at the Alpine Public Library at 1 p.m. James Tuttle of Tree Loving Care will give us a presentation about tree care. He is a certified Arborist and Tree Care Expert. He will cover topics such as tree trimming and pruning, disease and pest management, etc. Bring your tree care question for James. Come learn with the Native Plant Society.

The Texas County Agricultural Agents Association selects outstanding men or women from throughout the State of Texas each year to be awarded plaques in recognition of their outstanding and significant contributions to Texas Agriculture. Awards are given for outstanding contributions to agriculture or any profession closely related to agriculture. This year, Dr. Ray Allen was awarded the Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture, Far West Texas District 6, at the annual TCAAA conference in Lubbock.

The Big Bend Regional Hospital Board held its regular meeting on Thursday in Marathon at the Marathon Health Clinic. Dr.

As of June 2, Marathon ISD officially welcomed Keith Kimbrough as its new superintendent, following the retirement of former Superintendent Dr. Ivonne Durant. No stranger to small school administration, Kimbrough left the Piney Woods and 1A Martinsville ISD for the deserts of West Texas to take the reins for the Mustangs.