Shaping history in Marathon
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Restoring historic buildings connects people to the past, and reminds them of past events. The Texas Historical Commission is focused on enabling communities around the state to achieve this.
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ONGOING EVENTS
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Alcoholics Anonymous, 502 E. Lockhart Ave.
Agents conduct cold weather rescue
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Big Bend Border Patrol Sector agents rescued 25 undocumented migrants from a failed smuggling event on Jan. 5.
2022 BUYERS POOL
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Tom and Val Beard/Leoncita Ranch Ben Love Big Bend Banks Big Bend Film Commission Black Gap LLC John Boerschig John Boerschig L.D. Burns Chip Cole Ranch Broker Mark and Jody Donet Espy Family Ranches Flying W Ranch John and Regina Heiner John and Regina Heiner Monte Kimball King Land and Water Tom and Carol Mangrem Carla McFarland Marfa Meats Billy Mitchell Rusty and Ginger Moore Barney Nelson The Old Holland Producers Livestock Auction Co.
Enliven your taco Tuesdays with taco soup
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Taco Tuesdays have become mainstream, and the ingredients and accoutrements found in a corn tortilla these days are diverse. Most people would be hard pressed to say that they would or could ever be bored with tacos with such variety, but just maybe something a little different on these chillier evenings is what you’re looking for.
Cocaine and fentanyl seizure in Sierra Blanca
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Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three U.S. citizens at the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol checkpoint last week for narcotics smuggling.
Candidate filing period underway for municipal elections
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For those seeking to make a difference in local government, the filing period for May 7 municipal election begins on Wednesday, Jan. 19, and will close Friday, Feb. 18, at close of business. Potential candidates can file only during that period.
County discusses winter weather season, EMS, and AgriLife
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Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on Jan 11 and winter weather issues along with road conditions and an AgriLife update drove the discussions. County Judge Eleazar Cano announced TxDOT Maintenance Supervisor David Luce requested that the county contact the corresponding state representatives, senators, and congressperson to inform them of the county’s concerns in preparation for the upcoming winter weather season. Said Cano, “David’s main concern is Highway 67 from Presidio to Marfa, and then Highway 90 from there to here, and then from here to the interstate near Fort Stockton, and have at least one road that folks can get in and out of in case something happens.”
Lining up for the judge
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Young handlers line up their goats to be judged at the 78th Annual Big Bend Livestock Association Show at the Alpine ISD ag barn on Jan. 7 as judge Evan Hoefelmeyer inspects their charges. FFA and 4-H members from Brewster, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties made the most of the opportunity to show off their animals and their skills. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich
2022 livestock show and sale a success
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This year’s Big Bend Livestock Association Show and sale brought in $365,000 for the young exhibitors, something a show official called “a really good year.” BBLAS Board President Becky McCutchen agreed, saying, “The sale and the support from the community at the sale was amazing. We weren’t as high as some in the past, it wasn’t the largest sale we’ve had, but that’s when we had almost 90 exhibitors in the sale, and we only had 62 in the sale this year.
