Alpine Meet and Greet
A universal meet-and-greet — where Alpine and Brewster County residents can meet their city and county officials — is planned from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Antelope Lodge. Residents are encouraged...
View ArticleGroundbreaking and Firefighter Recognition
Bring your shovel and pitch in to begin the construction of the new Brewster County Alpine VFD firestation at 208 E. Holland Ave. The groundbreaking will be at 11 a.m. followed by a BBQ lunch at the...
View ArticleHistoric Hotels of the Big Bend: The Gage Hotel
↑ Grab this Headline Animator This first installment of Historic Hotels of the Big Bend takes an informal tour of the Gage Hotel. Marathon is a handsome little town of 400 souls here in Brewster...
View ArticleNews Roundup June 25, 2009
PRACTICE FIREWORKS SAFETY THIS 4TH! HEADLINES UPDATE: MICHAEL JACKSON DEAD AT 50… …Michael Jackson Music Selling Out in West Texas: Grieving Fans TWO CASES OF SWINE FLU CONFIRMED IN BREWSTER COUNTY!!!...
View ArticleBig Bend News July 09, 2007
FEDERAL RESERVE AUDIT DENIED!!! CHICKEN CATCHER WOWS JUDGES WITH GARTH BROOKS HEADLINES THE KILLING FIELDS OF NORTH CHIHUAHUA 300 BROTHELS IN HOUSTON Brewster County Swine Flu Cases Recover WORKING TO...
View ArticleWest Texas Weekly 01/05/10 Vol. II Issue #1
Big Bend News An 18 year-old boy was beaten and sexually assaulted after being abducted from outside the Boathouse in the Terlingua Ghosttown. His car was set on fire as well. The two men responsible...
View ArticleWest Texas Weekly 01/14/10 Vol. II Issue #2
Big Bend News CBS7 news reports on whooping cough coming to West Texas. “Recently the Permian Basin region has received reports of several cases in adults and infants which is cause for concern because...
View ArticleWest Texas Weekly 01/21/10 Vol. II Issue #3
UPDATE: My warmest heart-felt congratulations to Alpine’s Mary V. Stringfellow for her 90th birthday. —UPDATE: Everyone’s Invited! Blue Water is celebrating our customers. We had so much fun with the...
View ArticleWest Texas Weekly 03/04/10 Vol. II Issue #5
VAL BEARD WINS BREWSTER COUNTY JUDGE, KILLINGSWORTH AND PALLANEZ RE-ELECTED “Brewster County voters agreed with County Judge Val Beard’s campaign slogan — “Keep Val Beard” — and returned her to office...
View ArticleWildfires Rage through Brewster County
A plume of smoke is visible for miles upon miles Did you happen to smell an odor like burning pine leaves throughout the Big Bend? That was a wildfire that destroyed over 500 acres of foliage. It crept...
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