The regularly scheduled meeting of the Alpine ISD Board of Trustees was held on March 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the AISD administration building. The focus of the meeting was attendance improvement and grant awards to help make up funding shortages not allocated by the state. Board members Haley Babb and Dr. Adrian Billings were not in attendance.

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The regular meeting of the Brewster County Commissioners Court was held on March 14 at 9:30 a.m. Of importance was the continuation of the burn ban for the county and an update for the county website. Commissioner Pct. 4, William ‘Mo’ Morrow was absent.

The 79th Annual Big Bend Livestock Association stock show begins next Thursday Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. with weigh-ins for hogs, lambs, and goats at the Alpine ISD Ag barn. Steers will be weighed at the Hill Top pens between 4 and 4:30 p.m., and all animals must weigh in by 6 p.m. that evening.