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The Alpine Independent School District was recently awarded a $1M grant focused on fostering student wellness and belonging.

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.

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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.

at 1 p.m. on Saturday and continues until 4:30 p.m. There is a $25 charge for the home tour with proceeds benefiting this event for next year.

The Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University recently announced that 17 of their students have been selected to receive a total of $122,750 in scholarships from 11 different sources, nine of those included were the result of a special fundraising effort celebrating BRI’s...

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: I noticed last night that I had about a dozen hammerhead worms crawling onto my porch. They were one to two inches long.

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HEAD OVER MEALS Cheesecake. Need we say more? First of all, you had me at cheese.

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