A group of West Texas community stakeholders met with U. S. Congressman Tony Gonzales last Thursday to discuss issues that are unique to the Big Bend area.
Many students may be college bound after graduation, while others hope to pursue other avenues, such as trade schools. Alpine ISD, in an effort to support these options has two days each week where teachers wear jeans and a college shirt as a show of support for higher education.
When one hears the term “Friday Night Lights”, most likely they think of football. With a movie by that title focused on the Odessa Permian Panther football team, that would stand to reason.
The star on the Texas flag somehow seems to shine a little brighter every year as more and more people move to Texas to find a thriving economy and a better quality of life. While that growth is wonderful to see, it does bring challenges to our transportation system.
Area Future Farmers of America (FFA) students from Alpine, Fort Stockton, Crane, Iraan, Pecos, and Wink will visit the Sul Ross State University campus in Alpine.