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Today (MONDAY) is the deadline for the candidate filing period for the upcoming November elections.
There are two positions – Mayor and city council representative for Ward 5 – and anyone interested in running for either can submit an application with the city.
You can pick up an application form at City Hall. The deadline to file is today at 5:00 p.m.
For more information call the city secretary’s office at 432-837-3301.
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Tomorrow (TUESDAY), Alpine officials will host a workshop and city council meeting.
During a budget workshop, city council members will discuss tax rates. That’s according to the agenda for the meeting. The workshop begins at 4:00 p.m.
Afterwards, council holds its next city council meeting – and is set to receive several updates, including from the tourism department, the Alpine Public Library and from property tax attorneys on a “delinquent tax collection report.”
Council members will also discuss and potentially make adjustments to the city HOT tax grants to QUOTE “align with available budgeted funds.”
You can find a copy of the meeting’s agenda online at cityofalpine.com.
The meeting takes place at City Council Chambers, located at 803 W. Holland Avenue.
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The head of Customs and Border Protection is planning a visit to the Big Bend this week as tension mounts over the Trump administration’s border security plans slated for Big Bend National Park.
According to the online publication NOTUS, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott will be meeting with county judges and sheriffs this week.
In recent days, federal contractors have moved heavy machinery into the national park and have started what CBP has called “survey and design work.”
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Next week, the Museum of the Big Bend will host the ‘True Story of the Desk,’ a day of hiking and storytelling.
Hear the real story of the iconic “Desk on Hancock Hill” from the man who hauled it up the mountain 45 years ago.
Jim Kitchen is returning to Alpine to lead guided hikes up Hancock Hill and he will be giving a talk at the Museum of the Big Bend as well.
The event is free and open to the public on Friday, August 21st, at 1:30 p.m. in the Museum Arts and Cultural Center.
The hikes will be from Friday, Aug. 21 to Monday, Aug. 24 at 7:00 a.m. if you want to go up to the “Desk” with Jim.
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At the end of month (AUGUST), head to Front Street Books for a meet-and-greet with local author Lucy Griffith. She’s the author of the new poetry book, “Songs of the Ocotillo.”
The collection is a collaboration between Griffith and Marfa resident Darlene Marwitz. The work mixes poetry with visual art – all while paying homage to the Ocotillo.
The meet-and-greet and book signing takes place Friday, August 21 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
For more information visit, fsbooks.square.site.
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Next week, the Big Bend Regional Hospital District will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Presidio Rural Health Center.
Once built, the 6,500-square-foot health center will feature a medical clinic, laboratory services and two living spaces for visiting medical care providers.
The groundbreaking ceremony is Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 12:30 p.m. at the construction site across from the Presidio Activity Center.
In a press release, the district’s executive director Lynette Brehm said the project marks the first major health care facility construction in Presidio in 30 years.
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Barrio Fest in Fort Stockton is looking for local artists and vendors for this year’s annual event.
For artists, all types of original work made in the last year will be considered. And for vendors, the fest allows for a variety of booths, from food and beverages to vendors selling crafts, clothes or other products.
For more information, visit texasbarriofest.com.
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