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The annual Blue Santa toy drive, sponsored by the Alpine Police Department is off to a great start this season thanks to the generosity of the American Legion Big Bend Post #79. The Legion presented a check to APD Chief Darrell Losoya to purchase gifts. Those wishing to donate or drop off gifts for Alpine kids in need at Christmastime may go by the station or call 432-837-3486. The Alpine Police Department appreciates your support.

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The Big Bend District FFA Leadership Contest was held Monday, November 13 at the Sul Ross Range Animal Science Center. The contest included FFA chapters competing from Alpine, Buena Vista, Crane, Fort Davis, Fort Stockton, Iraan, Pecos, and Wink.

The Alpine Independent School District was recently awarded a $1M grant focused on fostering student wellness and belonging. Alpine ISD was one of 90 school districts from across Texas selected for the two-year Stronger Connections Grant from the Texas Education Agency through a competitive application process.

According to a press release issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol Jason Owens, the Big Bend Sector of the U. S. Border Patrol (USBP) announced that a new Senior Executive was recently selected. Walter N. Slosar was selected for the Sector Chief Patrol Agent position and assumed his new duties last week at Sector headquarters in Marfa. Chief Slosar was notified of his selection earlier last month via an internal email.

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The award-winning Alpine Ghost Tours: Graveside Tales are back November 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. during Alpine’s ArtWalk weekend. The tour will be led by an experienced guide and Sul Ross Associate Professor of Communication and former Second City actor and writer Bret Scott.

An unprecedented conference is slated for Thursday, January 18 at Sul Ross State University. This one-of-a-kind conference will focus on water in the Chihuahuan Desert of West Texas, and it intends to bring together experts, landowners, community members, scientists, as well as elected officials to discuss the future of water in West Texas.

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Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series Last week it was announced that the City of Alpine was awarded a grant from TxDOT for the Alpine Mobility Plan. The grant money, of $191,360 would be used to conduct a study that would evaluate traffic data, non-motorized locations within the community, connectivity challenges, roadway conditions, and other factors that would help develop recommendations for short-term and longterm improvements to bicycle and pedestrian networks.