Throughout her too-brief life, Cynthia Deanne Hood, remained determined to live life her way. And she did. In the early morning hours of Wednesday May 17, 2017 the beautiful, creative and loving Cynthia Hood died in the Big Bend Regional Medical Center as a result of cancer, a disease she […]
On the morning of May 14th, a wildland fire was spotted in the Juniper Canyon area of Big Bend National Park. Lightning from the previous evening is the presumed cause of ignition. Initial response included Big Bend National Park fire crew members monitoring and assessing the fire. Additional fire resources […]
As of this issue, I am retired from the Gazette. For the past thirteen and a half years, this job has been inextricably linked to my entire experience of living in West Texas. Because my husband John Waters (That’s right: the publisher) and I own the Gazette together, and because […]
Alpine City Council incumbent Rick Stephens Ward-5 has been re-elected to the Alpine City Council defeating challenger Sarita Love Hernandez 82 to 60 votes. Maria Curry has been elected to the Ward-1 council seat defeating incumbent Nancy Antrim and former council member Angie Bermudez with 75 votes vs 66 for Antrim […]
A film produced by Sul Ross State University alumna Megan Wilde of Alpine won “Best Documentary Short” at the Deep in the Heart Film Festival in Waco in mid-February. “Smokey” is a 12-minute documentary about Smokey Briggs, publisher of the Pecos Enterprise and Monahans News. Briggs also runs the press […]