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The nonprofit Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute sits in the foothills of the Davis Mountains at 5,100 feet elevation just before reaching Fort Davis.

One morning as I was walking along Fifth Street, a guy in a truck honked, put his hand out the window, and made an obscene gesture. Whether directed toward me or not, that incident saddened me.

Fightin’ Buck band drum majors for the 2022 season are Head Drum Major Zoe Arredondo, Assistant Drum Major Alyssa Nunez, and Assistant Drum Major Jobre Evans. Courtesy photo.

Visiting golfers from Midland Jason Martinez, Gage Morrow, and Lance Luera, and Briar Holt of Kyle pause for a photo at the Alpine Country Club 2022 West Texas Legends Golf Tournament held July 8-10. The tournament honored long-time Alpine Country Club member and supporter Jeff Haynes.

A total of 99 student-athletes at Sul Ross State University have been recognized as Academic All-Conference by the American Southwest Conference for the 2021-2022 school year. Students were recognized in every conference athletic event in which Sul Ross participates.

Effective immediately, the Window Trail in the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park is closed to public use until further notice. This emergency closure is due to significantly increased bear activity in the narrow trail corridor, and the safety of both the bears and the public is paramount.

The Borderlands Research Institute and the Texas Agricultural Land Trust are joining forces with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to implement landscape-scale conservation initiatives across the Trans-Pecos in West Texas.

Do you have any pets, and what do you like best about them? Robert Flanders, Alpine: I have a dogshe’s a mix. Marilyn McGee brought her from the Cayman Islands.

Alpine’s 14U West Texas Flying Squirrels baseball players AJ Llanez, Josh Solis, Alec Ramos, and 12U player Brody Mesker pause for a photo in late June during a skills competition held in Richardson.

Alpine High School student Kaitlyn Wiggins received her Lone Star Degree last week at the FFA state convention in Fort Worth. The honor is the highest degree that the Texas FFA awards.