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Body What were you especially looking forward to in your senior year? I am most looking forward to getting to college, and getting the opportunity to learn more about my future career. What activities are you involved in during your senior year?

Body Luis Lauro Hernandez, 68, entered into eternal rest on June 5, 2022, in Del Rio, Texas. He was born on July 13, 1953, in Del Rio.

Body This is the second in a three-part series about the causes, effects, and management of West Texas wildfires. “Fire doesn’t care if we’re paid,” said Alpine Fire Chief Andrew Pierce, speaking about the volunteers who give tirelessly of themselves.

Body In April and May visitors to Big Bend National Park found the Rio Grande dry in many places, but by late May, river trips through Santa Elena Canyon had resumed. That is not expected to continue, though.

Body Achieving unity that brings together a diversity of families and friends in a spirit of mutual respect is what a new festival coming to Alpine will be all about.

Body Last month we celebrated Mother’s Day, and this month we will celebrate Father’s Day. Most of us first experienced love in the arms of our mothers and fathers. The effect of a parent’s love on the growing child cannot be overestimated.

Body Big Bend Regional Hospital District was recently awarded a $5.5 million dollar Emergency Rural Health Care grant from the USDA to increase access to health care in the City of Presidio and Terlingua communities.

Body On May 25 Big Bend Area Law Enforcement held its annual memorial honoring those West Texas officers fallen in the line of duty. Here, the symbolic riderless horse is led to the ceremony. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

Body On April 29, 2022, Charles Young, the third African American to graduate from West Point, was posthumously promoted to Brigadier-General in the U.S. Army, dating to 1922. This made him the first African American to achieve that rank.

Body Marathon Chamber of Commerce met for its quarterly meeting May 18 on the patio of the French Company Grocer in Marathon.