It is always an exciting time when a new pastor joins a church, particularly in a small town where many attend worship services, and the congregation forms a close relationship with the pastor and his family.

It is a long-honored tradition for communities across Texas to host fun church fall festivals, a place where residents, families, and children of all ages come together to enjoy faith and fun. This is also a welcomed time for Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church as it brings back its traditional fall festival.

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Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held its regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 22, and a campus improvement plan for Alpine Elementary School, along with work in progress and construction reports on the high school, drove the agenda. Single member, Dist. 5, Haley Babb was absent Alpine Elementary School Principal Curtis Wubbena told trustees that a campus improvement plan included what worked and did not work for the school in the past year, and a new plan will be launched in October.